Leaf, flower and fruit bud phenology in canopy and under storey trees of a tropical dry deciduous forest, Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary, Karnataka, Southern India.

摘要

This paper describes phenology of leaf bud, flower and fruit bud of canopy and under storey trees in a dry deciduous forest of Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary during June 2004 to May 2006. We determined the timing of the phenology cycles in relation to seasonal rainfall and temperature. Regression analysis was used to examine how variations in rainfall and temperature influenced deviations in the peaks and troughs of phenology cycles. We also investigated the seasonality of various phenophases in canopy and under storey trees.