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Annual variations in the abundance ofAlternaria spores were related to the length of the spore period for data from Murcia (southeastern Spain). To understand the relationship between the number of spores and climatic factors,Alternaria spore counts for March 1993 to February 1994 were examined by means of correlation and regression analyses with fourteen different weather parameters. The results indicated that there was a tendency forAlternaria spore concentrations to increase with increases in temperature, wind speed and hours of sunshine. Negative correlations were observed with air pressure, wind direction and humidity. Theoretical curves forAlternaria spore counts are given in relation to temperatures during the period studied.
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Munuera Giner, M., Carrión García, J.S. Daily variations ofAlternaria spores in the city of Murcia (semi-arid southeastern Spain). Int J Biometeorol 38, 176–179 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01245385
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