A 2-year aeropalynological survey of allergenic pollen in the atmosphere of Kastamonu, Turkey

Aerobiologia

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 355-366

  Çeter, Talip ^a,b   Pinar, N M ^b   Güney, Kerim ^a   Yildiz, Atila ^b   Aşci, Bariş ^c   Smith, Matt ^d  

^a KASTAMONU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c HAKKARI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WORCESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aerobiology; Allergy; Correlation analysis; Pollen calendar; Vegetation survey

Indexed keywords

POLLEN ANTIGEN; RAIN;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR MONITORING; AIR QUALITY; AIR TEMPERATURE; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; BETULA PENDULA; CARPINUS; CUPRESSACEAE; GRAIN; HUMIDITY; NONHUMAN; OAK; PALYNOLOGY; PINACEAE; POACEAE; POLLINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; TAXON; TREE; TREND STUDY; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VEGETATION; WIND;

BETULA; BETULA PENDULA; CARPINUS; CUPRESSACEAE; PINACEAE; POACEAE; QUERCUS;

EID: 84871035749     PISSN: 03935965     EISSN: 15733025     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10453-011-9240-0     Document Type: Article

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