Abstract
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 87-89 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Climate Research |
Volume | 60 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2014 |
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Keywords
- Adaptation
- Climate change
- Daffodil
- Flower festival
- Narcissus
- Synchrony
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Local-scale adaptation to climate change : The village flower festival. / Sparks, T.H.
In: Climate Research, Vol. 60, No. 1, 2014, p. 87-89.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Local-scale adaptation to climate change
T2 - The village flower festival
AU - Sparks, T.H.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Plant tourism, for example to view flower displays or autumn colours, is a worldwide industry worth billions of US dollars annually. Climate change has been modifying the timings of many of these plant events, but there is little evidence of adaptation to meet this challenge. Here I show that a local-scale festival attracting thousands of people annually has advanced its timing by more than 3 wk over 46 yr. This short paper represents one of the first solid pieces of evidence of adaptation in flower tourism. I believe that these events represent a neglected source of data for confirming responses to a changing climate and, worldwide, it is likely that festivals can provide numerous such examples.
AB - Plant tourism, for example to view flower displays or autumn colours, is a worldwide industry worth billions of US dollars annually. Climate change has been modifying the timings of many of these plant events, but there is little evidence of adaptation to meet this challenge. Here I show that a local-scale festival attracting thousands of people annually has advanced its timing by more than 3 wk over 46 yr. This short paper represents one of the first solid pieces of evidence of adaptation in flower tourism. I believe that these events represent a neglected source of data for confirming responses to a changing climate and, worldwide, it is likely that festivals can provide numerous such examples.
KW - Adaptation
KW - Climate change
KW - Daffodil
KW - Flower festival
KW - Narcissus
KW - Synchrony
U2 - 10.3354/cr01228
DO - 10.3354/cr01228
M3 - Article
VL - 60
SP - 87
EP - 89
JO - Climate Research
JF - Climate Research
SN - 0936-577X
IS - 1
ER -