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Green-Up Protocol

The purpose of this resource is to observe plant green-up and report data that will be used by scientists to validate satellite estimates of the beginning of the plant growing season. Students monitor budburst and growth of leaves of selected trees, shrubs, or grasses. Species chosen should be native, deciduous, and dominant in your area.

Keywords:: Life Science, Climate, Seasons, NSDL, Environmental Science, Budburst, Ecology, Science, Green-up, Plant, Phenology, Leaves, Forestry and Agriculture, Plant Growing Season

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Science and Technology / Biology / Ecology and Conservation Biology

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Material Type:: Assignment
Date Added to MERLOT:: July 11, 2016
Date Modified in MERLOT:: July 29, 2016
Author:: The GLOBE Program, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)
Submitter:: Barbra Bied Sperling

Primary Audience:: Grade School, Middle School, High School
Technical Format:: PDF
Mobile Compatibility:: Not specified at this time
Language:: English
Cost Involved:: Yes
Source Code Available:: No
Accessibility Information Available:: Unknown
Creative Commons:: Unknown

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