authority: geo-bon
slug: ecosystem-phenology
name: Ecosystem phenology
domain: biodiversity
subdomain: ecosystem-function
authority_id: geo-bon:ecosystem-phenology
external_ids:
  nvs_uri: null
  cf_standard_name: null
  iadopt_concepts:
    property: null
    entity: null
  dwc_terms: []
canonical_units: day of year or s
description: |
  Seasonality of ecosystem-level fluxes and structure — start-of-season,
  peak-of-season, end-of-season and growing-season-length derived from
  satellite vegetation indices (MODIS MCD12Q2, Sentinel-2/3 HR-VPP,
  Landsat LCMAP) and eddy-covariance NEE seasonality (FLUXNET, ICOS,
  NEON, AmeriFlux). Distinct from species-level phenology — the unit is
  the pixel or footprint, not the organism. Key indicator of climate-
  driven shifts in carbon uptake and drought stress.
theme: vegetation
demos: []
status: stub
sources:
  - https://geobon.org/ebvs/what-are-ebvs/
  - https://geobon.org/ebvs/ecosystem-function/
  - Pereira et al. 2013, Science 339, 277-278 (doi:10.1126/science.1229931)
  - Pastorello et al. 2020, Scientific Data 7, 225 (FLUXNET2015)
  - Bolton et al. 2020, Remote Sensing of Environment 240, 111685 (Landsat LSP)