Courtney Collins

Dr. Courtney Collins

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Academic Career Length

12Years (2015-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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11 June 2021 in Nature Communications
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Courtney Collins
SESarah C. Elmendorf
Sarah C. Elmendorf
RHRobert D Hollister
Robert D Hollister
GHGreg H. R. Henry
Greg H. R. Henry
KCKarin Clark
Karin Clark
KSKatharine N. Suding
Katharine N. Suding
Rapid climate warming is altering Arctic and alpine tundra ecosystem structure and function, including shifts in plant phenology. While the advancement of green up and flowering are well-documented, it remains unclear whether all phenophases, particularly those later in the season, will shift in unison or respond divergently to warming. Here, we present the largest synthesis to our knowledge of experimental warming effects on tundra plant phenology from the International Tundra Experiment. We examine the effect of warming on a suite of season-wide plant phenophases. Results challenge the expectation that all phenophases will advance in unison to warming. Instead, we find that experimental warming caused: (1) larger phenological shifts in reproductive versus vegetative phenophases and (2) advanced reproductive phenophases and green up but delayed leaf senescence which translated to a lengthening of the growing season by approximately 3%. Patterns were consistent across sites, plant species and over time. The advancement of reproductive seasons and lengthening of growing seasons may have significant consequences for trophic interactions and ecosystem function across the tundra.

9 August 2015 in Oecologia
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Courtney Collins
SWS. Joseph Wright
S. Joseph Wright
NWNina Wurzburger
Nina Wurzburger

17 August 2016 in Journal of Ecology
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CCCourtney Collins
Courtney Collins
CCChelsea J. Carey
Chelsea J. Carey
EAEmma Aronson
Emma Aronson
CKChristopher W. Kopp
Christopher W. Kopp
JDJeffrey M. Diez
Jeffrey M. Diez

19 April 2018 in Molecular Ecology
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CCCourtney Collins
Courtney Collins
JSJason Stajich
Jason Stajich
SWSören E. Weber
Sören E. Weber
NPNuttapon Pombubpa
Nuttapon Pombubpa
JDJeffrey M. Diez
Jeffrey M. Diez

9 September 2020 in Global Change Biology
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CCCourtney Collins
Courtney Collins
MSMarko J. Spasojevic
Marko J. Spasojevic
CAConcepción L. Alados
Concepción L. Alados
EAEmma Aronson
Emma Aronson
JBJuan Benavides
Juan Benavides
JDJeffrey M. Diez
Jeffrey M. Diez

28 June 2022 in Ecology Letters
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CCCourtney Collins
Courtney Collins
SESarah C. Elmendorf
Sarah C. Elmendorf
JSJane G. Smith
Jane G. Smith
LSLauren Shoemaker
Lauren Shoemaker
MSMegan Szojka
Megan Szojka
KSKatharine N. Suding
Katharine N. Suding