Project Grant 2306198

This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $711,741 awarded on October 1, 2022 will fund research and education activities advancing understanding of climate-phenology coupling through 2026. Under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), the University of Michigan will develop a macrosystems framework to quantify interactions between climate and phenology across scales. Researchers will analyze phenology data globally and from the National Ecological Observatory Network to identify cross-scale relationships and inform predictive models. The project also includes a $150,000 subaward to the University of California, Santa Cruz to continue developing a theoretical framework for ecological synchrony in human-modified landscapes and conduct related analyses of pollen, fungal spore, and public perception data. Findings from this research aim to improve ecological forecasting and facilitate applications such as agricultural management and public health planning.