The trend to earlier birch pollen seasons in the U.K.: A biotic response to changes in weather conditions?

Grana

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 29-33

  Emberlin, Jean ^a   Jones, Sandra ^a   Mullins, John ^b   Brooke, Marion ^b   Corden, Julie ^c   Millington, Wendy ^c   Savage, Mike ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WORCESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Sully Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^c Midlands Asthma and Allergy Research Association   (United Kingdom)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATIC CHANGE; PHENOLOGY; POLLEN SEASON; WEATHER;

BETULA; BETULACEAE;

EID: 0031284782     PISSN: 00173134     EISSN: 16512049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00173139709362586     Document Type: Article

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