Responses of Animal Phenology to Climate Change in Guilin Area
Mathematical statistics were applied to investigate tendencies of climate change during 1951 -2008 and phenology of three kinds of animals in 1983 -2008, as well as the correlations with temperature, sunshine duration and precipitation. The tendencies of the responses of phenological events to the main climatic factors influencing were discussed. The results showed that the animal phenological events were changed in varying degrees along with local climate changes. The beginning occurrence stage and beginning warble stage was mainly tended to advance. The final occurrence stage and final warble stage were mainly tended to delay, but the interval days of three kinds of animals were prolonged all together. The changes in animal phenology response to temperature change and precipitation change were the most sensitive, but the response to sunshine change was insensitive. Animal phenology changes were the result of changes in temperature and precipitation.