We warmly congratulate the Swiss Phenology Observation Network on reaching 75 years of continuous, invaluable work! Since its founding in 1951 by Bernard Primault of MeteoSwiss, the network has depended on the steadfast commitment of over 700 volunteer observers spread across 160 sites, tracking the seasonal rhythms of 26 native and cultivated plant species—from budding…
Read articleBarbara and Matthias Templ developed the R package pep725, to support the spatio-temporal analysis and diagnostic characterization of phenological data from the Pan European Phenology database (PEP725). The pep725 package provides tools for: The package includes several vignettes demonstrating typical workflows, including data access, quality diagnostics, spatial analyses, and visualization of phenological patterns. Availability The…
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Our latest publication: Templ, B., Scheifinger, H., Ostovary, I., Ungersböck, M. and Ressl, H. (2026), PEP725: 15 years of driving European and global phenology science. New Phytol. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.70869 Phenology – the timing of seasonal biological events – is a sensitive indicator of climate change and ecosystem dynamics. Long-term, broad-scale phenological data are crucial for understanding and…
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Plant and animal phenology under the pressure of climate change Phenological changes induced by ongoing climate change are affecting species, ecosystems, and even the global climate by altering species performance, species interactions (potential mismatches and new opportunities in the food web), and water and carbon cycles. Observations of plant and animal phenology as well as…
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