Mother Nature’s calendar has been showing increasingly less resemblance to the seasonal patterns of the past, with tangible effects on both humans and the natural environment. Pollen-releasing grasses, shrubs and trees have started to appear earlier, expanding the hay fever season. Drought, forest fires and invasive alien species have caused serious damage to some of the world’s most vulnerable ecosystems.

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Phenology: The Effects of Climate Change on Ecosystem Health

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