Temporal Ecology

改善气候变化对加拿大生态系统影响的预测对于减轻气候变暖的负面影响和利用潜在的利益至关重要。最近的研究已经确定了气候变化最明显的生物影响，即植物早期叶片和开花（物候）是群落和生态系统变化的主要驱动力。我的研究项目建立在气候如何驱动物候学的基本原理之上，以测试一系列与气候、性状和性能的关系。研究结果对于准确预测未来气候变化下的物种分布、群落和生态系统至关重要，并可能改变我们对物候和功能特征的基本认识。

Improved predictions of climate changes effects on Canadian ecosystems are critical for mitigating the negative impacts of warming, and exploiting potential benefits. Recent research has identified the most observed biological impact of climate changeearlier plant leafing and flowering (phenology)as a major driver of community and ecosystem change. My research program builds from first principles of how climate drives phenology to test a series of relationships with climate, traits and performance. Results will be critical for accurate predictions of future species distributions, communities and ecosystems with climate change, and could transform our fundamental understanding of phenology and functional traits.