Influence of temperature, rainfall and wind trends on grass pollination in Malaga (western Mediterranean coast)

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Volumn 150, Issue 7-8, 2010, Pages 931-940

  Recio, M ^a   Docampo, S ^a   Garcia Sanchez J ^a   Trigo, M M ^a   Melgar, M ^a   Cabezudo, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aerobiology; Allergy; Climatic change; Meteorology; Poaceae; Pollen

Indexed keywords

AEROBIOLOGY; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ZONE; GERMINATION; GRASS; LAND USE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PHENOLOGY; POLLEN; POLLINATION; RAINFALL; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; SEED; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WILTING; WIND DIRECTION;

ANDALUCIA; MALAGA [ANDALUCIA]; MALAGA [MALAGA (PRV)]; SPAIN;

EID: 77954819156     PISSN: 01681923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2010.02.012     Document Type: Article

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