Vascular synphenology of plant communities around Cambridge Bay, Victoria Island, Nunavut during the growing season of 2014

The phenology (the timing of life cycle events) of the most representative vascular species in ecosystems around Cambridge Bay (synphenology) has been recorded during the growing season of 2014, during the months of June and July. The different phenological stages of vegetative (leaf) and generative (flower and seed) development of selected plant species were documented by digital photographs. No phenology stage were attributed to the plants, only photos are provided as data. The phenological development of plant species is strongly dependent on seasonal variations in environmental factors, especially temperature. Phenological records of entire plant communities over periods of many years can serve therefore as invaluable proxies for interannual changes in temperature due to climate change and global warming.