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The North Atlantic Oscillation system and plant phenology

HUBÁLEK, Zdeněk

Basic information

Original name

The North Atlantic Oscillation system and plant phenology

Authors

HUBÁLEK, Zdeněk (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)

Edition

International Journal of Biometeorology, Springer, 2016, 0020-7128

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10600 1.6 Biological sciences

Country of publisher

United States of America

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Impact factor

Impact factor: 2.204

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/16:00089198

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

DOI

UT WoS

000374305900012

Keywords in English

phenology; North Atlantic Oscillation; NAO; flowering timing; winter temperature

Tags

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 14/4/2017 15:08, Ing. Andrea Mikešková

Abstract

V originále

North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) was used as a simple approximate descriptor of the global weather fluctuation over Europe. Spring start of flowering in 99 plant species recorded in southern Moravia, Czech Republic was correlated with the seasonal winter (DJFM) NAO index during 50 years (1965 to 2014). The flowering occurred significantly earlier following positive winter NAO values in most species appearing in March and April. On the other hand, the timing of most later-flowering (May and June) plant species did not correlate significantly with the seasonal NAO index. The prevailing positive phase of winter/spring NAO conditions observed in Europe at the end of the 20th century obviously determined the trend of an earlier than normal flowering in most spring plants.