Marine phenology and its response to climate change
-Winter School on
Impact of Climate Change on Indian Marine Fisheries held at CMFRI, Cochin 18.1.2008 to 7.2.2008
Phenology is defined as the study of the timing of recurring biological phases, the causes of their
timing with regard to biotic and abiotic forces, and the interrelation among phases of the same or different
species. In other words it is the study of plant and animal life cycle events, which are triggered by
environmental changes, especially temperature. The word “phenology” is derived from the Greek Phainomai,
which means “to appear” or “come into view”, and indicates that phenology has been principally concerned
with the dates of first occurrence of natural events in their annual cycle
