Vascular Synphenology of Plant Communities around Cambridge Bay, Victoria Island, Nunavut During the Growing Season of 2014

The phenology of the most representative vascular species in plant communities around Cambridge Bay (synphenology) has been recorded during the summer of 2014. Plant species in different stages of leaf and flower development have been photographed. Phenological development is strongly influenced by seasonal variations in environmental factors, especially temperature, therefore phenological records over many years represent an invaluable proxy for interannual changes in temperature due to climate change.

剑桥湾周边植物群落内最具代表性的维管植物物种（vascular species）的物候学（phenology），即群落物候（synphenology），已于2014年夏季完成观测记录。针对处于不同叶发育与花发育阶段的植物物种，研究人员进行了影像拍摄。物候进程受环境因子的季节波动影响显著，尤以温度为甚；因此，多年积累的物候观测记录，可作为气候变化背景下温度年际变化的珍贵代用指标。