Abstract
Temperature sensitivity of plant phenology (ST) is a determining factor of as to what degree climate change impacts on plant species. Fu et al . (Int J Biometeorol 60:1611–1613, 2016) claimed that long long-term linear trends mask phenological shifts. However, the decreased and increased ST was both found in warming scenarios. The conceptual scheme telling the nonlinear relationship between spring temperature and leaf unfolding date proposed by Fu et al . (Int J Biometeorol 60:1611–1613, 2016) cannot be supported by observation data across Europe. Therefore, linking declined ST to climate warming is misleading, and future ST changes are more uncertain than they suggested.
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Wang, H., Rutishauser, T., Tao, Z. et al. Reply to communications by Fu et al. international journal of biometeorology. Int J Biometeorol 60, 2005–2007 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00484-016-1264-2
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