Impacts of climate change on reproductive phenology in tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia

Shinya Numata; Koharu Yamaguchi; Masaaki Shimizu; Gen Sakurai; Ayaka Morimoto; Noraliza Alias; Nashatul Zaimah Noor Azman; Tetsuro Hosaka; Akiko Satake

doi:10.1038/s42003-022-03245-8

Communications Biology (Apr 2022)

Impacts of climate change on reproductive phenology in tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia

Shinya Numata,
Koharu Yamaguchi,
Masaaki Shimizu,
Gen Sakurai,
Ayaka Morimoto,
Noraliza Alias,
Nashatul Zaimah Noor Azman,
Tetsuro Hosaka,
Akiko Satake

Affiliations

Shinya Numata: Department of Tourism Science, Tokyo Metropolitan University
Koharu Yamaguchi: Graduate School of Systems Life Science, Kyushu University
Masaaki Shimizu: Graduate School of Systems Life Science, Kyushu University
Gen Sakurai: National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, NARO
Ayaka Morimoto: Department of Tourism Science, Tokyo Metropolitan University
Noraliza Alias: Forest Research Institute Malaysia
Nashatul Zaimah Noor Azman: Forest Research Institute Malaysia
Tetsuro Hosaka: Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University
Akiko Satake: Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Kyushu University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03245-8
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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A long-term analysis of phenological data from arboretums in forest research institute of Malaysia shows that flowering is triggered by low temperatures and drought. This historical dataset and future climate projections reveal how climate change is disrupting flowering phenology in tropical rainforests.

Published in Communications Biology

ISSN: 2399-3642 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsbio/

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