Climate experts say spring is coming earlier. How that will affect agriculture and ecosystems: An earlier spring affects when migratory birds arrive, leaves emerge, and fruit ripens — among plants and animals that determine ecosystem health.
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Also disyncrony between pollinators, flowering, disease vectors, pests, and beneficials. The phenology effects are going to be one of the major impact points. The negatives appear to outweigh the positives anecdotally.