Temporal Ecology

改善对气候变化对加拿大生态系统影响的预测，对于减轻变暖的负面影响和利用潜在利益至关重要。最近的研究发现，气候变化最明显的生物影响-植物提前长叶和开花（物候学）-是社区和生态系统变化的主要驱动力。我的研究计划建立在气候如何驱动物候的第一原则基础上，以测试与气候，性状和性能的一系列关系。研究结果对于准确预测未来物种分布、群落和生态系统以及气候变化至关重要，并可能改变我们对物候和功能特征的基本理解。

Improved predictions of climate change¿s 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 change¿earlier 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.