Monitoring Forest Phenology in a Changing World

Plant phenology is strongly interlinked with ecosystem processes and biodiversity. Like many other aspects of functioning, it affected by habitat climate change, both global change drivers altering the timings frequency phenological events. As such, there has been an increased focus in recent years to monitor different biomes. A range approaches for monitoring have developed increase our understanding on its role ecosystems, ranging from use satellites drones collection traps, each their own merits limitations. Here, we outline trade-offs between methods (spatial resolution, temporal cost, data processing), discuss how can be optimised environments goals. We also emphasise emerging technologies that will follow challenges still need addressed. conclude a integrate studies incorporate multiple methods, allowing strengths one compensate weaknesses another, view developing robust upscaling observations point locations biome scales reconciling varied sources environments. Such developments are needed if accurately quantify impacts changing world plant phenology.