Influence of dust storms on concentration and content of fungi in the atmosphere of Haifa, Israel

Aerobiologia

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 557-564

  Grishkan, Isabella ^a   Schlesinger, Pnina ^b   Mamane, Yaacov ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Airborne fungi; Eastern Mediterranean; Particulate matter; Saharan dust storms

Indexed keywords

AIR MONITORING; AIRBORNE FUNGUS; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST STORM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FUNGAL COMMUNITY; ISRAEL; NONHUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; TAXONOMIC IDENTIFICATION; WEATHER;

FUNGI;

EID: 84868202980     PISSN: 03935965     EISSN: 15733025     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10453-012-9256-0     Document Type: Article

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