One of the challenges faced by organisms as the climate changes is the changes observed in phenology. Describe what a change in phenology would be as a result of climate change by giving me an example of it occurring to some organisms (you can make up the organisms in the example). How would a change in phenology result in a population going extinct (possibly because of a trophic mismatch)?

One of the challenges faced by organisms as the climate changes is the changes observed in phenology. Describe what a change in phenology would be as a result of climate change by giving me an example of it occurring to some organisms (you can make up the organisms in the example). How would a change in phenology result in a population going extinct (possibly because of a trophic mismatch)?

Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan

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Chapter55: Biodiversity And Conservation Biology

Section: Chapter Questions

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