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Nature’s Notebook Phenophase Questions

Join NCO Staff Ellen Denny and LoriAnne Barnett as they delve into the big picture value of data, common errors, and tricky situations when observing plant phenophases. Learn how to identify subtle transitions, intensity levels, and when to stop reporting. Get insights on handling overlapping phases and what not to fret about. Discover key tips for accurate reporting, including nuances between buds and seeds, and distinguishing flowers on plants like little bluestem. Unravel the mystery of honey bee observations and other detailed botanical questions. Find answers to FAQs and tackle uncertainties in phenological monitoring. Recorded on Friday, March 1, 2019.

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Nature’s Notebook Phenophase Questions

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  1. Nature’s Notebook Phenophase Questions Answered! Hosted by NCO Staff: Ellen Denny, Monitoring Design & Data Coordinator LoriAnne Barnett, Education Coordinator Recorded on: Friday, March 1, 2019

  2. Your hosts Questions about Phenophases? phenophases@usanpn.org Questions about Nature’s Notebook? support@usanpn.org LoriAnne Barnett USA-NPN Education Coordinator Ellen Denny USA-NPN Monitoring Design & Data Coordinator

  3. Wha?!

  4. Resources

  5. Big picture value of data

  6. What’s the goal?

  7. Big picture value of data YES NO

  8. Big picture value of data YES NO

  9. Big picture value of data

  10. What to fret Definitions Transitions Intensity YIKES!!!!

  11. What NOT to fret Non-scientists General patterns Subtleties I’m chill, it’s all good!!!

  12. Common errors

  13. Tricky situations

  14. Overlapping phases & when to stop reporting

  15. How often and when to stop

  16. What’s the goal?

  17. Big-picture questions Your site-based protocol says that we should observe 3 plants. What if I don’t have 3 plants of that species at my site? Does that mean I can’t observe?

  18. Big-picture questions I’m new to this (this is my first season observing) and I’ve noticed that it is taking me a long time to answer all of your phenophase questions. Some of them I have trouble identifying, especially the intensity. Can I leave some of the observation fields blank or is my observation incomplete if I do not answer all of the questions? YES

  19. Big-picture questions We have had difficulty observing ‘Initial Growth’ on a perennial forb we monitor, Solidago altissima (Canada Goldenrod, SOAL6). The definition states that “Growth is considered "initial" on each bud or shoot until the first leaf has fully unfolded”, but no matter how young a SOAL6 seems, there is at least one leaf fully unfolded on its single shoot.

  20. Big-picture questions It takes me a long time to count all of the flowers at the top of the tree, which I cannot see very well. Is there a better way to get that information?

  21. Big-picture questions My plant’s natural history indicates that the flowers appear before the leaves on the plant, but your protocol says that breaking leaf buds is the first thing to report on the list. Can I report my answers out of order?  

  22. Big-picture questions In the spring time the first thing I see on my tree are reddish leaves. Do I report these as colored leaves?   The maple leaves turned yellow with dark spots in late August and the Dawn Redwood needles turned brown. There is a locust tree which also has similar symptoms. Other trees in my neighborhood do not show these signs. I had hesitated entering the color change for this reason.

  23. Big-picture questions My deciduous tree keeps putting out new leaves all year at the end of each stem. I’ve been reporting breaking leaf buds or young leaves for this. Is this correct?

  24. Big-picture questions What to report on plants that have phases (such as buds or fruits) that stay in bud phase for a really long time? 

  25. Big-picture questions I see leaf buds on my tree in the fall or winter, these are breaking leaf buds, right?

  26. Big-picture questions How do we explain, or, take into account, external factors that can effect data that have nothing to do with climate change.

  27. Detailed species, botanical, or intensity questions Is the intensity based on each flower or on the inflorescence as a whole? Single flowers vs. catkins/inflorescence  OR

  28. Detailed species, botanical, or intensity questions I am very confused about little bluestem flowers and can't find the information I need on the web.  I see fluffy tufts (spikelets). Are these flowers? I also see anthers and and fuzzy stigma. Do I wait to see these before saying I see a flower, mature flower?

  29. Detailed species, botanical, or intensity questions I am having trouble distinguishing between buds and seeds on forsythia. Understanding the timing of appearance and disappearance would also be helpful.

  30. Detailed species, botanical, or intensity questions One of the species we will be observing is the honey bee. We have several apiaries on the property. Do we count the activity in there when we are making observations? I was most curious about larva and eggs? Is it ok to report on honeybees that were part of an apiary with our program?

  31. Other questions from the field?

  32. Resources

  33. Thank you! Questions about Phenophases? phenophases@usanpn.org Questions about Nature’s Notebook? support@usanpn.org LoriAnne Barnett USA-NPN Education Coordinator Ellen Denny USA-NPN Monitoring Design & Data Coordinator

  34. Nature’s Notebook Phenophase Questions Answered! Hosted by NCO Staff: Ellen Denny, Monitoring Design & Data Coordinator LoriAnne Barnett, Education Coordinator Recorded on: Friday, March 1, 2019

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