Phenology as a process rather than an event: from individual reaction norms to community metrics

@article{Inouye2019PhenologyAA,
  title={Phenology as a process rather than an event: from individual reaction norms to community metrics},
  author={Brian D. Inouye and Johan Ehrl{\'e}n and Nora C. Underwood},
  journal={Ecological Monographs},
  year={2019},
  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:91577370}
}
Measures of the seasonal timing of biological events are key to addressing questions about how phenology evolves, modifies species interactions, and mediates biological responses to climate change.…
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