The Impacts of Climate Change on Plant Phenology

Plant phenology directly reflects the effects of climate change.With the development of remote sensing and modeling techniques,the relationships between plant phenology and global climate change have been increasingly attracting scientists' attention.The changes in rhythm of plant growth may alter plant-environment relationships,and influence the mass cycles,such as water and carbon,in the ecosystem.Individual plant species respond to climatic changes differently,which may cause great changes in competition and dependence among different species and plant-animal interactions.In the past few years,many reports have showed that the plant phenology appear earlier in spring and disappear later in autumn.The changes in plant phenology result in a lengthening growing season.From the aspects of environmental factors,the responses of plant phenology to global change,and the remote sensing monitoring of plant phenology,this paper reviews the research advances in plant phenology research,and predicts the trend for future research.