Integration of flowering dates in phenology and pollen counts in aerobiology: Analysis of their spatial and temporal coherence in Germany (1992-1999)

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 49-59

  Estrella, Nicole ^a   Menzel, Annette ^a   Krämer, Ursula ^b   Behrendt, Heidrun ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Flowering; Long range transport; Phenology; Pollen; Spatial variability

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISIA; ARTICLE; BIRCH; CLIMATE; FLOWER; GERMANY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; POACEAE; POLLEN; SEASON; TIME;

ARTEMISIA; BETULA; CLIMATE; FLOWERS; GERMANY; METEOROLOGICAL CONCEPTS; METEOROLOGICAL FACTORS; POACEAE; POLLEN; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS;

ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA VULGARIS; BETULA; POACEAE;

EID: 33748313016     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-006-0038-7     Document Type: Article

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