Life History & PhenologyMay 8, 2020ecologyAlexis GarretsonNSF Graduate Research Fellow ACM SIGHPC Computational & Data Science FellowEvolutionary genomics for fertility biologyPostsNational Geographic FeatureThroughout the eastern U.S., fall colors arrived behind schedule, which scientists say is a sign of things to come.Last updated on Dec 28, 2021 1 min readProject ProjectPublicationsNetworks of Phenological Synchrony Reveal a Highly Interconnected Ecosystem and Potential Vulnerability to Climate-Driven MismatchesWe present more than 100-years of phenological dataGarretson, Alexis, Feldsine, Napoli, Long, Forkner, R.ProjectHerbaria Reveal Herbivory and Pathogen Increases and Shifts in Senescence for Northeastern United States Maples Over 150 YearsWe find significant changes in the timing fall color change using herbarium specimensGarretson, Alexis, Rebecca E. ForknerPDF Project Project Source DocumentDigitized herbarium specimen document changes in the timing and duration of phenophases and pathogen damage in Eastern United States maplesOur findings demonstrate the value of digitized herbarium specimens for long-term phenology research.Alexis Garretson, Rebecca ForknerPDF Project Project VideoPhenology, Climate Change, and Citizen ScienceIn this laboratory exercise, students will investigate the phenology of a variety of tree species across two habitats to investigate the species and ecosystem differences in phenology of deciduous trees.Alexis Garretson, Rebecca ForknerPDF Project Project Slides
