Concepts
4 concepts
phenomenon
phenological mismatch
Food availability timing related to snow melt and vegetation growth potentially mismatched with juvenile foraging periods
process
climate-mediated indirect effects
Effects of climate variables on organism fitness that operate through changes in resource availability rather than direct physiological impacts
measurement
season length
Duration of favorable conditions for bee development and reproduction, shorter at high elevations
measurement
critical thermal maximum
Upper temperature limit where organisms lose fitness and performance ability