- What is Phenology? Phenology is a segment of ecology focusing on the study of periodic plant and animal life-cycle events that are influenced by climate and seasonal change in the environment. - Phenology Factors: The three main non-biological factors that affect phenology are: .Sunlight .Temperature .Precipitation (rainfall, snowfall, etc.) These three factors work together to determine the timing of natural events. - Plants and animals have life cycle events that seemingly occur like clockwork every year: .Frogs and salamanders breed and their offspring go through metamorphosis .Flowers bloom .Male ungulates (deer, elk, pronghorns, etc.) grow antlers to begin the rut and breeding season .Birds migrate back and forth between their breeding grounds and their wintering grounds .The leaves of deciduous trees change color and fall off .Some mammals, such as bears, groundhogs and ground-squirrels, hibernate through the winter .Butterflies go through metamorphosis
Posted on: Thu, 07 Aug 2014 13:51:24 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015