In 2020, NWO opened a call for a single proposal containing three small projects within the context of each Dutch Research Agenda (‘NWA’) route. Climate change is altering nature’s rhythms. Citizens see these alterations and have crowdsourced millions of observations of leaf unfolding and flowering events. These observations will be modelled to map long-term spring onset dynamics. This information supports climate change adaptation strategies, agricultural practices, nature conservation and public health interventions.
Project leader: Prof.dr.ir. Raúl Zurita Milla