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Wednesday 6 April 2016
Citizen scientists record their local woods (online)
Track a tree is a UK citizen science project that asks volunteers to visit their local woodlands, select a tree, and
record seasonal events as they take place in the immediate ecosystem of
the tree. Through recurring visits and focused observation volunteers
become familiarized with the tree’s particularities. You become a scientist of phenology,
the study of the seasonal-ecosystem interaction. Phenology observes
timing variations seasonal events, and the resulting affect on plant and
animal life. Recent rapid shifts in the earth’s climate make phenology
evermore interesting and important.
Track a tree is a UK citizen science project that asks volunteers to visit their local woodlands, select a tree, and
record seasonal events as they take place in the immediate ecosystem of
the tree. Through recurring visits and focused observation volunteers
become familiarized with the tree’s particularities. You become a scientist of phenology,
the study of the seasonal-ecosystem interaction. Phenology observes
timing variations seasonal events, and the resulting affect on plant and
animal life. Recent rapid shifts in the earth’s climate make phenology
evermore interesting and important.
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