Cherry blossoms in the Bay Area are a spring highlight, typically blooming in March and April. Climate change is impacting this natural event, leading to earlier blooms. According to UC Berkeley's Patrick Gonzalez, increased warmth affects flowering times crucial for understanding plant life cycles. Earlier blooms may disrupt ecological balance by creating a "phenology mismatch"—a timing gap between tree flowering and pollinator activity. While ornamental cherry trees in the Bay Area may not be directly affected, the broader implications for ecosystems are significant.
This timing inconsistency, where cherry trees bloom earlier due to climate change, could lead to a "phenology mismatch" between trees and their pollinators, impacting ecology.
Rising temperatures associated with climate change could cause cherry trees, traditionally blooming in March and April, to bloom as much as a month earlier by 2100.
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