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Pheno – What?? Pheno – What?? Studying when things happen in nature Ph l Phenology
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Pheno – What??Pheno – What??Studying when things happen in y g g pp
nature
Ph lPhenology
Life CyclesLife Cycles
What are some examples of life cycles inWhat are some examples of life cycles in nature?
Life cycle on a Time LineLife cycle on a Time Line
Winter Spring Summer Fall
Time
PhenologyLooking at when important events in a life cycle g p y
happen year after year, (after year, after year)( y , y )
Spring Spring Spring
Another way to think of phenology is as a calendar f tof events
MARCH 2013Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1Cardinal calling in morning!
2
3 daffodils coming up
4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 1610 11 12 13 14 Crocus Blooming!
15 16
17Backyard pond
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18 19 20 21 22 23
completely unfrozen
24 25 26 27 Spring peepers calling
28 29 30
• Recording the date of a particular event year after year can help us learn about whatafter year can help us learn about what environmental conditions are affecting an animal or plantanimal or plant.
• HOW?
MARCH 2013
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday Friday Saturday
1Cardinal calling in
2
MARCH 2014
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday Friday Saturday
1 Spring peeperscalling
2 3 Daffodils in bloom
4 5
calling in morning
3 daffodils coming up
4 5 6 7 8 9
calling
6 7Pond no longer frozen
8 9 10 Crocusesbloom!
11 12
10 11 12 13Springpeepers calling
14 Crocuses Bloom!
15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 2617Pond no longer frozen
18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 28 29 30
What are some life cycle events that we might want to keep track of?we might want to keep track of?
– First daffodil blooming
– First bird call we hear in the spring
– Peepers calling
– First leaves start to turn in the fall
Local Air T tTemperature
http://cdiac.ornl.gov/epubs/ndp/ushcn/ushcn_map_interface.html
United States Historical Climatology Network
Birds Arriving Early to Dutchess CountyBirds Arriving Early to Dutchess County
195American Woodcock
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Data Source: Data were published in Vitale J & Schlesinger W H (2011) Historical analysis ofData Source: Data were published in Vitale, J., & Schlesinger, W. H. (2011). Historical analysis of the spring arrival of migratory birds to Dutchess County, New York: A 123‐Year record. Northeastern Naturalist, 18(3), 335‐346.
Photo By Matt MacGillivray (http://www.flickr.com/photos/qmnonic/2497494899/) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
Let’s think about our StreamMayflies in Pools and Riffles ‐ 2013
leaf pack
Let s think about our Stream
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Let’s think about our StreamLet s think about our Stream
What do you think will happenWhat do you think will happen to Mayflies as temperatures
increase?
Let’s think about our StreamLet s think about our Stream
How might changes in the Mayflies populationsHow might changes in the Mayflies populations affect other organisms that live in and around
the stream?the stream?
On your paper draw a picture of a t f d INTERACTIONstream food INTERACTION
web.
Include as many organisms as you canInclude as many organisms as you can think of – don’t forget to include
abiotic factors!
Baxter et al. 2005
