Plant Phenology Monitoring Transects at the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico: 1991-1995

This study was designed to monitor the occurrence of various phenological events of plant species at seven research sites on the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge (i.e., Black Butte, Goat Draw, Five Points, Deep Well, Rio Salado, Sepultura Canyon and Los Pinos foothills watershed (Red Tank/222)).  The phenological events monitored included germination, vegetative growth, budding (flowers), flowering, fruiting, dormancy, senescence, and death.  All transects were placed close to Sevilleta LTER meteorological stations, allowing the coupling of biotic and abiotic data to detect relationships between climate and phenology.

本研究旨在塞维利塔国家野生动物保护区（Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge）的7个研究样地，即黑布特（Black Butte）、戈特溪谷（Goat Draw）、五点（Five Points）、深井（Deep Well）、里奥萨拉多（Rio Salado）、塞普鲁塔峡谷（Sepultura Canyon）以及洛斯皮诺斯山麓流域（Red Tank/222），监测植物物种的各类物候事件发生情况。
本次监测的物候事件涵盖种子萌发、营养生长、花现蕾、开花、结实、休眠、衰老与植株死亡。
所有样带均布设于塞维利塔长期生态研究（Long Term Ecological Research, LTER）气象站附近，可实现生物数据与非生物数据的耦合分析，以揭示气候与物候之间的关联。