A new method of survey and data analysis in phenology

Abstract

Abstract. A new, computerized method is presented for the survey and analysis of phenological data on the vegetative cycle of tree species in complex forest structures. It is based on the principles of classical phenology, phytosociological sampling techniques and the main concepts of growth analysis. The method considers the development of phenological phases as a stochastic process, and allows a quantitative and mathematical‐statistical comparisonbetweenphenorhythms of trees and crown sections, and correlations with environmental variables.