Research Article

Forest Phenology Dynamics and Its Responses to Meteorological Variations in Northeast China

Table 2

Linear trends of area-averaged phenological variables (SOS, EOS, and LOS) in different vegetation zones of Northeast China.

RegionsSOS trendsEOS trendsLOS trends
Slope (d·a−1)VarianceSlope (d·a−1)VarianceSlope (d·a−1)Variance

I0.501.270.271.54−0.083.08
II0.243.540.352.470.575.87
III0.271.170.750.80.582.17
IV−0.061.860.2660.660.392.83

Note. I: cool-temperate needleleaf forest region; II: temperate steppe region; III: temperate needleleaf and broadleaf mixed forest region; IV: warm-temperate deciduous broadleaf forest region.