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Bush, E.R. et al., 2017. Fourier analysis to detect phenological cycles using tropical field data and simulations. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 8(5), pp.530–540. (pdf)
2010 – 2016
Adole, T., Dash, J. & Atkinson, P.M., 2016. A systematic review of vegetation phenology in Africa. Ecological Informatics, 34, pp.117–128. (pdf)
Couralet, C. et al., 2013. Phenology in functional groups of central african rainforest trees. Journal of Tropical Forest Science, 25(3), pp.361–374. (pdf)
Guan, K. et al., 2013. Seasonal coupling of canopy structure and function in African tropical forests and its environmental controls. Ecosphere, 4(March), pp.1–21. (pdf)
Plumptre, A.J. et al., 2012. Changes in Tree Phenology across Africa : A comparison across 17 sites. WCS Report. (pdf)
Polansky, L. & Boesch, C., 2013. Long-term Changes in Fruit Phenology in a West African Lowland Tropical Rain Forest are Not Explained by Rainfall. Biotropica, 45(4), pp.434–440. (pdf)
Polansky, L. & Robbins, M.M., 2013. Generalized additive mixed models for disentangling long-term trends, local anomalies, and seasonality in fruit tree phenology. Ecology and Evolution, 3(9), pp.3141–3151. (pdf)
Razafindratsima, O.H., Dunham, A.E., 2016. Co-fruiting plant species share similar fruit and seed traits while phylogenetic patterns vary through time. Journal of Ecology. 104(6): 1789-1798. (pdf)
2000 – 2010
Anderson, D.P. et al., 2005. Factors influencing tree phenology in Tai National Park, Cote d’Ivoire. Biotropica, 37(4), pp.631–640. (pdf)
Chapman, C. a. et al., 2005. A long-term evaluation of fruiting phenology: importance of climate change. Journal of Tropical Ecology, 21(2005), pp.31–45. (pdf)
Newbery, D.M., Chuyong, G.B. & Zimmermann, L., 2006. Mast fruiting of large ectomycorrhizal African rain forest trees: importance of dry season intensity and resource-limitation hypothesis. , 170(3), pp.561–579. (pdf)
Pre – 2000
Chapman, C.A. et al., 1999. Fruit and flower phenology at two sites in Kibale National Park, Uganda. Journal of Tropical Ecology, 15(September 2000), pp.189–211. (pdf)
Tutin, C.E.G. & Fernandez, M., 1993. Relationships between minimum temperature and fruit production in some tropical forest trees in Gabon. Journal of Tropical Ecology, 9(2), pp.241–248. (pdf)