Nature Ecology & Evolution
This journal is interested in the full spectrum of ecological and evolutionary biology, encompassing approaches at the molecular, organismal, population, community and ecosystem levels, as well as relevant parts of the social sciences.
Urbanization advanced plant phenology in cold, but not warm, areas
Analysis of an integrated database of in situ phenological observations across two continents reveals that high human population densities advance plant flowering and leaf-out dates in cold areas but delay them in warm areas. Urban heat island effects only explained part of this pattern.
