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Call for Papers: Phenology session at EGU General Assembly 2009
Vienna, 19. - 24. April (http://meetings.copernicus.org/egu2009/index.html
)
We cordially invite you to submit a contribution to the following
session:
"Shifting Seasons: Phenological evidence from observations,
reconstructions,
measurements and models (co-sponsored by PAGES & ILEAPS)"
The IPCC AR4 report from 2007 presented unequivocal evidence of
regional to global-scale
change in seasonality, as evidenced by plant and animal phenological
records. Observations
from all continents and several oceans now show that many physical and
biological natural
systems are being affected by regional climate change, particularly
increases in
temperature. To allow a consistent global analysis, AR4 focused only
on significant trends
from traditional phenological observations during the 20-year period
between 1970 and
1990. However, there has been much additional research in recent years
that lends new
insights into spatial and temporal patterns of interrelationships
between climate change and
organisms, with attendant impacts on carbon dynamics, species
interactions,
biogeochemistry, etc. This new research has focused on novel
investigations of data, and
the development and application of new methods and techniques for
investigation of
phenology. However, robust identification of long-term centennial
phenological trends and of
systematic decadal fluctuations in biotic and abiotic variables
requires compilation and
analysis of much longer time series from historical evidence.
Integration of historical and
contemporary data, on global scales, will be required to reliably
understand the processes
underlying phenological dynamics. This session would also serve as an
opportunity to
discuss and strategize on the development of a global network of
detailed regional and
seasonal observations of phenology.
Therefore, we invite contributions with cross-disciplinary
perspectives that present
seasonality changes based on recent plant and animal phenological
observations, historical
documentary sources, or seasonality measurements using climate data,
remote sensing,
flux measurements or modelling studies. We seek contributions across
spatial and temporal
scales that compare and integrate seasonality changes across methods
and that advance
our understanding of seasonality response to long-term climate change
and single extreme
events.
Please submit your contribution using the following link:
http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2009/session/303
Deadline: January 13 2009
Looking forward to seeing you in Vienna,
This Rutishauser, Universitat Autonoma, Barcelona ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Annette Menzel, TU München ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Jake Weltzin, US-National Phenology Network ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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This Rutishauser
Unitat d’Ecofisiologia CSIC-CREAF
CREAF (Center for Ecological Applications and Forestry Applications)
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Edifici C
08193 Bellaterra, Catalunya, Spain
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Phone +34 93 581 48 50
Fax +34 93 581 41 51
http://www.creaf.uab.es
http://www.giub.unibe.ch/~rutis/
