authority: geo-bon
slug: phenology
name: Phenology
domain: biodiversity
subdomain: species-traits
authority_id: geo-bon:phenology
external_ids:
  nvs_uri: null
  cf_standard_name: null
  iadopt_concepts:
    property: null
    entity: null
  dwc_terms:
    - dwc:scientificName
    - dwc:taxonID
    - dwc:lifeStage
    - dwc:reproductiveCondition
    - dwc:eventDate
    - dwc:phenology
canonical_units: day-of-year
description: |
  Timing of recurring life-cycle events such as leaf-out, flowering, fruiting,
  migration, breeding, and emergence. Tracked by USA-NPN, PEP725, PhenoCam,
  GLOBE Observer, and citizen-science platforms; key indicator of climate-
  driven shifts and ecological mismatch.
theme: biodiversity
demos: []
status: stub
sources:
  - https://geobon.org/ebvs/what-are-ebvs/
  - https://geobon.org/ebvs/species-traits/
  - Pereira et al. 2013, Science 339, 277-278 (doi:10.1126/science.1229931)
  - Templ et al. 2018 (PEP725 pan-European phenology network)