Tracking phenology changes linked to climate change and biodiversity loss. Vegetation phenology (plant life cycles) is a key bio-indicator of climate change, an essential biodiversity variable, and a

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Tracking phenology changes linked to climate change and biodiversity loss. Vegetation phenology (plant life cycles) is a key bio-indicator of climate change, an essential biodiversity variable, and a key driver of ecosystem processes. This project aims to identify, map and assess changes in phenology life cycles across Australian biome types. This project analyses long term satellite data (>50 years) to quantify changes, establish baselines and identify hotspots. Climate and citizen science species observations will be incorporated in a geospatial model to study the interactions among plant diversity, climate and phenology. This new knowledge will be vital to agriculture (pollination), public health (asthma), conservation and benefit Australia’s land surface models and climate/ ecological forecasting capabilities.. Scheme: Discovery Projects. Field: 4013 - Geomatic Engineering. Lead: Prof Alfredo Huete