Parietaria judaica flowering phenology, pollen production, viability and atmospheric circulation, and expansive ability in the urban environment: Impacts of environmental factors

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 35-50

  Fotiou, Christina ^a   Damialis, Athanasios ^a   Krigas, Nikolaos ^a   Halley, John M ^b   Vokou, Despoina ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Climate change; Greece; Heavy metal; Invasive species; Urticaceae

Indexed keywords

PARIETARIA; PARIETARIA JUDAICA; THESSALONIKI; URTICACEAE;

EID: 78650714158     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-010-0307-3     Document Type: Article

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