Thursday, August 6, 2020: 3:00 PM-3:30 PM
Organizer:
Katharine L. Gerst
Co-organizer:
Katherine Jones
Moderator:
Katharine L. Gerst
Shifts in phenology in response to changing climate lead to well-documented ecological consequences for plant, animal and human communities. Until recently, studies have relied on data constrained to limited sites, species, timeframes, or sampling methods. This session will highlight new and innovative efforts to integrate data across scales and platforms and to analyze large complex datasets (e.g. USA National Phenology Network, NEON, Phenocam, and MODIS). This discussion of the ‘revolution’ in open phenological data will be informed by work that examines responsible data collection and data sovereignty. Presentations will include snapshots of projects that bring together observational datasets and remotely sensed data, digitize and score phenological information from herbaria, use the Plant Phenology Ontology to integrate data across the globe, and utilize big data tools and resources to address both local and large-scale questions. Presenters will share their vision for a future of phenological research that involves visualizing and integrating phenological information across large datasets to create short- and long-term forecasts and tools to inform decision-making and climate adaptation.
