Ep. 410 - Phenology is Important
In Defense of Plants Podcast
In Defense of Plants
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🗓️ 26 February 2023
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
Phenology is defined as "the study of cyclic and seasonal natural phenomena, especially in relation to climate and plant and animal life." Far from being a fun topic to investigate, plant phenology is a very important component of how ecosystems operate. The timing of important events like bud break and reproduction can have massive implications on everything from insect population dynamics to reproduction in birds. Join me and Samantha Brewer as we discuss phenology and how you can contribute to the National Phenology Network's growing repository of phenological data. This episode was produced in part by Katherine, Emily, Theo, Nichole, Paul, Karen, Randi, Caelan, Tom, Don, Susan, Corbin, Keena, Robin, Peter, Whitney, Kenned, Margaret, Daniel, Karen, David, Earl, Jocelyn, Gary, Krysta, Elizabeth, Southern California Carnivorous Plant Enthusiasts, Pattypollinators, Peter, Judson, Ella, Alex, Dan, Pamela, Peter, Andrea, Nathan, Karyn, Michelle, Jillian, Chellie, Linda, Laura, Miz Holly, Christie, Carlos, Paleo Fern, Levi, Sylvia, Lanny, Ben, Lily, Craig, Sarah, Lor, Monika, Brandon, Jeremy, Suzanne, Kristina, Christine, Silas, Michael, Aristia, Felicidad, Lauren, Danielle, Allie, Jeffrey, Amanda, Tommy, Marcel, C Leigh, Karma, Shelby, Christopher, Alvin, Arek, Chellie, Dani, Paul, Dani, Tara, Elly, Colleen, Natalie, Nathan, Ario, Laura, Cari, Margaret, Mary, Connor, Nathan, Jan, Jerome, Brian, Azomonas, Ellie, University Greens, Joseph, Melody, Patricia, Matthew, Garrett, John, Ashley, Cathrine, Melvin, OrangeJulian, Porter, Jules, Griff, Joan, Megan, Marabeth, Les, Ali, Southside Plants, Keiko, Robert, Bryce, Wilma, Amanda, Helen, Mikey, Michelle, German, Joerg, Cathy, Tate, Steve, Kae, Carole, Mr. Keith Santner, Lynn, Aaron, Sara, Kenned, Brett, Jocelyn, Ethan, Sheryl, Runaway Goldfish, Ryan, Chris, Alana, Rachel, Joanna, Lori, Paul, Griff, Matthew, Bobby, Vaibhav, Steven, Joseph, Brandon, Liam, Hall, Jared, Brandon, Christina, Carly, Kazys, Stephen, Katherine, Mohsin Kazmi Takes Pictures, Manny, doeg, Daniel, Tim, Philip, Tim, Lisa, Brodie, Bendix, Irene, holly, Sara, and Margie.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello everyone and welcome to the Indefensive Plants podcast, the official podcast of |
| 0:03.9 | Indefensiveplants.com. |
| 0:05.4 | What's up? |
| 0:05.7 | This is your host, Matt. |
| 0:06.5 | Welcome to the show. How is everyone doing this week? I hope you're doing well, and I hope you're getting excited because if you live in the northern hemisphere, spring is just around the corner. And even if you live in the southern hemisphere, fall is an exciting time as well. but all of these changes in the seasons gets me thinking about |
| 0:22.1 | phonology, and that is exactly what we're talking about today. Phenology can be defined as |
| 0:27.3 | the study of cyclic and seasonal nature of phenomenon, especially in relation to climate |
| 0:32.3 | and plant and animal life. And joining us to talk about this is Samantha Brewer from the National |
| 0:37.4 | Phonology Network, and what she's about to talk to you is Samantha Brewer from the National Phonology |
| 0:37.9 | Network. And what she's about to talk to you about today is not only the importance of |
| 0:41.3 | phonology and collecting phenology data, specifically on plants as it relates to this |
| 0:45.9 | podcast, but it can apply to any walk of life that you are able to observe and how you can get |
| 0:51.2 | involved in this process. Before we get to that topic, I do want to remind you |
| 0:55.7 | that this podcast does not happen without the support of my patrons over at patreon.com |
| 1:01.0 | slash indefinite plants. My patrons make this podcast possible. I literally could not be doing it |
| 1:05.8 | without their support each and every month. It doesn't take much and a little bit goes an extremely |
| 1:10.7 | long way. |
| 1:11.7 | So thank you to all of my patrons. And if you're enjoying this podcast, consider becoming one today. |
| 1:16.3 | But in the meantime, let's get on with the show. I don't want to steal any more of Samantha's time. |
| 1:19.9 | So without further ado, here's my conversation with Samantha Brewer. I hope you enjoy. |
| 1:40.9 | All right, Samantha Brewer, welcome to the podcast. |
| 1:44.9 | I am really excited to pick your brain today, but let's start off with an introduction. |
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