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Atmospheric pollen concentrations in Antalya, South Turkey

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Airborne pollen distribution in Antalya was measured volumetrically during 2 consecutive years, 2008 and 2009. A total of 30,497 pollen grains/m3 belonging to 44 taxa were recorded annually during the study period. Among the taxa recorded, 27 belonged to arboreal (88.29 %) and 17 to non-arboreal taxa (11.53 %). Seven plant taxa taken as predominant pollen types with the greatest influence in the atmosphere, Cupressaceae/Taxaceae (38.33 %), Pinus (24.18 %), Olea europaea (6.86 %), Morus (5.17 %), Poaceae (4.88 %), Platanus (4.66 %) and Quercus (4.58 %), showed maximum pollen distribution in the atmosphere. The season of maximum pollen concentration was from February to May, with a high prevalence of arboreal pollen grains.

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  1. Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Arts, Uludağ University, Bursa, Turkey

    Aycan Tosunoglu, Adem Bicakci, Sevcan Celenk & Hulusi Malyer

  2. Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Arts, Kafkas University, Kars, Turkey

    Mustafa Kemal Altunoglu

  3. Department of Pulmonology, Faculty of Medicine, Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey

    Ozkan Kilic, Taner Gonca, Ilkay Yilmazer & Ahmet Akkaya

  4. Battalgazi Vocational School, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey

    Gülsah Saatcioglu

  5. Division of Pediatric Allergy, Faculty of Medicine, Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey

    Yakup Canitez & Nihat Sapan

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Tosunoglu, A., Altunoglu, M.K., Bicakci, A. et al. Atmospheric pollen concentrations in Antalya, South Turkey. Aerobiologia 31, 99–109 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10453-014-9350-6

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