Overestimation of the effect of climatic warming on spring phenology due to misrepresentation of chilling
Climate warming is advancing spring leaf unfolding, but it is also reducing the cold periods that many trees require to break winter dormancy. Here, the authors show that 7 of 12 current chilling models fail to account for the correct relationship between chilling accumulation and heat requirement,...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2020-10-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18743-8 |