Pollen season and climate: Is the timing of birch pollen release in the UK approaching its limit?

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 391-400

  Newnham, R M ^a   Sparks, T H ^b,c,d   Skjoth C A ^e,f   Head, K ^g   Adams Groom, B ^h   Smith, M ⁱ  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b POZNA UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

^e AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^f LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^h UNIVERSITY OF WORCESTER   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Betula pollen; Climate change; London; Phenology; Plymouth; Vernalisation; Worcester

Indexed keywords

BETULA;

ARTICLE; BIRCH; CLIMATE; CLIMATE CHANGE; POLLEN; SEASON; TEMPERATURE; UNITED KINGDOM;

BETULA; CLIMATE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENGLAND; POLLEN; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84876123685     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-012-0563-5     Document Type: Article

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