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RCN 2009: Toward a National Phenological Assessment
You can find resources and background information for the RCN 2009: Toward a National Phenological Assessment here and by exploring the USA-NPN website.
Presentations & Report-outs (during the meeting)
Instructions for Travel Expense Report
Products from previous meetings
NCCWCS Proposals
Toward a National Phenological Assessment (Betancourt)
Phenology as a Management Tool to Forecast Climate-driven Shifts in Species
Abundance and Invasiveness (Weltzin & Miller-Rushing)
Pre-meeting Webinars
Toward a National Phenological Assessment
Julio Betancourt & Geoff Henebry
Monday, September 28th 12-12:40 pm EST
Recorded WebEx Meeting (You will need to download the WebEx .wrf player to view this recording.)
PowerPoint File
Please send any additional comments or questions on this presentation to Julio or Geoff.
The RCN & the USA-NPN: Founding & Current Status
Mark Schwartz & Jake Weltzin
Wednesday, September 30th 12-1:30 pm EST
Recorded WebEx Meeting (You will need to download the WebEx .wrf player to view this recording.)
PowerPoint File
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The lilac spring index developed by Mark Schwartz is a potential Indicator of Phenological Change. The widely tested Spring Indices (models which process air temperature data into a metric comparable to plant development) are an example of a consistent measure that can be calculated for any location/time with daily maximum-minimum air temperature data.