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The USA National Phenology Network: A Practical Tool for Research, Management and Education in the Face of Climate Change. Jake F. Weltzin, Kathryn Thomas, Brian Haggerty, Theresa Crimmins, Ellen Denny, Abe Miller-Rushing, Alyssa Rosemartin. www.usanpn.org. Agenda.
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The USA National Phenology Network: A Practical Tool for Research, Management and Education in the Face of Climate Change Jake F. Weltzin, Kathryn Thomas, Brian Haggerty, Theresa Crimmins, Ellen Denny, Abe Miller-Rushing, Alyssa Rosemartin www.usanpn.org
Agenda • Introduction to USA-NPN and overview of applications (11:30-12) • Applications break-out groups (12-1:15) • Research (Kathryn Thomas) • Decision support (Jake Weltzin) • Education (Brian Haggerty)
Outline • What is phenology & why does it matter? • What is the USA National Phenology Network? • Applications for research programs & historic datasets • Applications for management & decision support • Applications for education programs • Using the USA-NPN data entry interface
Phenology Cause and consequence of seasonal biological events
“Phenology…is perhaps the simplest process in which to track changes in the ecology of species in response to climate change.” (IPCC 2007)
Camille Parmesan Changes in spring timing for many organisms • Parmesan and Yohe • Meta-analysis • 677 species examined • 16-132 years (med = 45) • 62% advanced in timing Parmesan and Yohe 2003 Nature
Change in spring timing (days/decade) Response depends on the type of organism N = 203 Parmesan 2007 GCB
English Oak Winter Moth Pied Flycatcher A three-way mismatch EARLIER EARLIER SAME TIME EACH YEAR Both et al. 2006 Nature
Outline • What is phenology & why does it matter? • What is the USA National Phenology Network? • Applications for research programs & historic datasets • Applications for management & decision support • Applications for education programs • Using the USA-NPN data entry interface
A new data resource—a national network ofintegrated phenological observations across space and time • Understand how plants, animals and landscapes respond to environmental variation and climate change • Develop decision-support tools and techniques to facilitate human adaptation to climate change • Engage the public in scientific discovery and increase the understanding of the changing natural world through phenology monitoring
NPN in a nutshell • National-scale science and monitoring initiative • Agencies, NGOs, academia, the public • Integrates with other science/monitoring networks • Target: 100,000 observation locations • Plants + animals; contemporary + legacy data • Education & outreach • Integration across spatial and temporal scales
Scientists Specialized Networks Citizen Scientists National Coordinating Office Information Management Monitoring Programs Communications NGOs Native American Tribes Resource Managers Public Agencies Educators Services for stakeholders
Outline • What is phenology & why does it matter? • What is the USA National Phenology Network? • Applications for research programs & historic datasets • Applications for management & decision support • Applications for education programs • Using the USA-NPN data entry interface
Thoreau on Walden Pond Rich Hank Abe • Henry David Thoreau, Walden Pond, Concord, MA • - 600 plant species, first flowering, 8 years, 1850s • Richard Primack & Abe Miller-Rushing, Concord, MA • - 42 plant species, first flowering, 4 years, 2004-2007 • - Average flowering date: 7 days earlier • - Culprit: rising winter and spring temperatures
Outline • What is phenology & why does it matter? • What is the USA National Phenology Network? • Applications for research programs & historic datasets • Applications for management & decision support • Applications for education programs • How to use the USA-NPN data entry interface
Management & Decision Support Applications • Predictive services: fire, invasions, dust, runoff • Health: allergies, disease • Natural resources: management, migrations, pests • Conservation: mutualisms, reserve planning • Agriculture: plant & animal production, biocontrol • Ecosystem services: carbon, water & nutrient dynamics • Recreation: hunting, leaf-peeping, bird-watching
Local extinctions in Concord, MA What’s declining? asters, bladderworts, buttercups, dogwoods, lilies, mints, orchids, violets Vulnerability assessments Decline in population Change in phenology Willis et al. 2008 PNAS
Outline • What is phenology & why does it matter? • What is the USA National Phenology Network? • Applications for research programs & historic datasets • Applications for management & decision support • Applications for education programs • Using the USA-NPN data entry interface
Educator’s Clearinghouse http://www.usanpn.org/?q=educators_clearinghouse
The Phenology Handbook can be tailored for a variety of audiences
Great introduction to phenology monitoring Engage public in global change data collection Educational materials on-line Observations for any plant species
Outline • What is phenology & why does it matter? • What is the USA National Phenology Network? • Applications for research programs & historic datasets • Applications for management & decision support • Applications for education programs • Using the USA-NPN data entry interface
Data User interface Data curation Products Search Synthesis Visualizations Work platform Datasets Database system Contemp-orary Legacy Partners Ancillary Research Decision- support Metadata Education USA-NPN Information Management System
215 plant species • Search by state or partner • Calibration Species • Cloned Plant Project Species http://www.usanpn.org/?q=species_search
Review site & species selection guidelines • Select plants to monitor • Register yourself • Register your site • Register your individual plants • Get instructions & data sheets • Make & record observations • Report observations online http://www.usanpn.org/?q=guidelines
Break-out groups • Research (Kathryn Thomas) • Decision support and management (Jake Weltzin) • Education (Brian Haggerty)