Meta-analyses reveal no clear demographic consequences of phenological change across taxa
Elsa Godtfredsen, Paul J. CaraDonna, Alicia J. Foxx, Justin A. Bain, Bob Connolly, Kathryn M Dawdy, Alissa M Doucet, Jacquelyn L. Fitzgerald, Gwen E Kirschke, Jane E. Ogilvie, Ceci C Rigby, Joshua P. Scholl, Dan J Sandacz, Samantha Rosa, Alexandra Zink, Amy Marie Iler
This study conducts a meta-analysis to assess how phenological variation and shifts affect demographic vital rates across taxa, finding benefits from earlier events but no clear demographic consequences from directional shifts.
bioRxiv · Oct 29, 2025 · PreprintEcology