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Airborne pollen calendar of Buca–Izmir, Turkey

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This communication presents the level ofpollen in the atmosphere of Buca–Izmir, Turkey.The evaluation includes qualitative as well asquantitative results. Studies were carried outduring 1996–1997 using gravimetric method. Datawas recorded from lower (BUL. 1.60 m) andhigher (BHL. 20 m) levels. Aeropalynologicalresults revealed that the atmosphere in thisarea abounds in pollen from 55 taxa out ofwhich 24 are woody and 31 herbaceous. At bothlevels plant groups with higher pollendensities per square centimeter were trees(BHL. 89%, BUL. 73.7%), other herbs (BHL.6.6%, BUL. 20.4%), Gramineae (BHL. 3.8%,BUL. 4.9%) and unidentified taxa (BHL. 0.6%,BUL. 1%) respectively. However, at lowerlevel Pinus, Quercus, Oleaceae,Morus, Centaurea, Gramineae,Chenopodiceae/Amaranthaceae showed highestconcentration; whereasCupressaceae/Taxaceae, Quercus,Gramineae, Chenopodiaceae/Amaranthaceae andPlantago were dominant at higher level.The concentration of allergic taxaChenopodiaceae/Amaranthaceae, Cupressaceae/Taxaceae; Gramineae, Morus, Oleaceae, Pinus, Plantago and Quercus was highin the atmosphere of the study area. The pollencalendar of the area has been prepared inrelation to the atmospheric parameters.

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Güvensen, A., Öztürk, M. Airborne pollen calendar of Buca–Izmir, Turkey. Aerobiologia 18, 229–237 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021313329367

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