Australia and New Zealand

Abstract

Given the significant role climate plays in phenology the chapter gives an overview of each country’s climate. It provides details on citizen science-historical and current, horticulture, pollen, phenocams, and land surface phenology. The chapter highlights that with the use of alternative data sources such as government records, naturalist diaries and newspapers there is a rich data source available. Access to, and collation of, these records is fundamental to detect phenological trends and to project future changes. However, these are in hard-copy form and making them accessible will require a major investment from government