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Galan, C.* ; Alcázar, P.* ; Oteros, J. ; Garcia-Mozo, H.* ; Aira, M.J.* ; Belmonte, J.* ; Díaz de la Guardia, C.* ; Fernández-González, D.* ; Gutierrez-Bustillo, M.* ; Moreno-Grau, S.* ; Pérez-Badía, R.* ; Rodríguez-Rajo, J.* ; Ruíz-Valenzuela, L.* ; Tormo, R.* ; Trigo, M.M.* ; Domínguez-Vilches, E.*

Airborne pollen trends in the Iberian Peninsula.

Sci. Total Environ. 550, 53-59 (2016)
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Airborne pollen monitoring is an effective tool for studying the reproductive phenology of anemophilous plants, an important bioindicator of plant behavior. Recent decades have revealed a trend towards rising airborne pollen concentrations in Europe, attributing these trends to an increase in anthropogenic CO2 emissions and temperature. However, the lack of water availability in southern Europe may prompt a trend towards lower flowering intensity, especially in herbaceous plants. Here we show variations in flowering intensity by analyzing the Annual Pollen Index (API) of 12 anemophilous taxa across 12 locations in the Iberian Peninsula, over the last two decades, and detecting the influence of the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO). Results revealed differences in the distribution and flowering intensity of anemophilous species. A negative correlation was observed between airborne pollen concentrations and winter averages of the NAO index. This study confirms that changes in rainfall in the Mediterranean region, attributed to climate change, have an important impact on the phenology of plants.
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Publication type Article: Journal article
Document type Scientific Article
Keywords Aerobiology ; Biological Indicators ; Climate Change ; Climate Impacts ; Nao Index ; Phenology ; Weather; North-atlantic Oscillation; Poznan Western Poland; Climate-change; Southern Spain; L. Pollen; Impact; Atmosphere; Artemisia; Andalusia; Community
Language english
Publication Year 2016
HGF-reported in Year 2016
ISSN (print) / ISBN 0048-9697
e-ISSN 1879-1026
Journal Science of the Total Environment, The
Quellenangaben Volume: 550, Issue: , Pages: 53-59 Article Number: , Supplement: ,
Publisher Elsevier
Publishing Place Amsterdam
Reviewing status Peer reviewed
Institute(s) Institute for Allergy Research (IAF)
POF-Topic(s) 30202 - Environmental Health
Research field(s) Allergy
PSP Element(s) G-505400-001
DOI 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.01.069
WOS ID WOS:000371226700007
PubMed ID 26803684
Erfassungsdatum 2016-01-26
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