Atmospheric invasion of non‐native pollen in the Mediterranean region

Belmonte, Jordina; Vilà, Montserrat

doi:10.3732/ajb.91.8.1243

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“…The appearance of non-native Ambrosia pollen in air lengthened the entire pollen season of Rzeszów and hence prolonged the season of risk for allergy suffering people, as was the case with other non-native taxa in Catalonia (Belmonte and Vila 2004). However, aerobiological studies do not suggest that the problem of Ambrosia becomes serious in Poland.…”

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Non-native Ambrosia pollen in the atmosphere of Rzeszów (SE Poland); evaluation of the effect of weather conditions on daily concentrations and starting dates of the pollen season

Kasprzyk

2007

Int J Biometeorol

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The investigated problem was whether and to what an extent the elements of weather conditions were associated with changes in the concentration of Ambrosia pollen in air. The study was carried out in the years 1997-2004 using the volumetric method. Ragweed did not occur in the flora of the town of Rzeszów and its vicinity, but every year its pollen occurred at concentrations considerably exceeding the threshold values for the allergic response. The pollen seasons usually began from near the end of August to the first part of September. The values of daily concentrations varied greatly: days without pollen grains being frequently noted while single grains occurred long before and after the season. The effect of the elements of weather on changes in the concentration of pollen in the air was slight. Taking into account all meteorological parameters, it can be stated that an increase in the number of pollen grains is connected with increased temperature and higher wind speeds, but negatively correlated with humidity and rainfall. These relationships can usually be explained by the effects of the type of weather taking place over the wider region. The analysis of the results showed that pollen was probably transported from distant regions. The mean angle at which the greatest pollen concentrations were recorded corresponded to the SE wind direction. The analysis of synoptic phenomena during the pollen season confirms the thesis about the long-distance transport from the south, southeast and southwest. A close dependence was also found between the starting date of the season and the sum of maximum temperatures and the sum of differences between the maximum and minimum temperatures.

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Non-native Ambrosia pollen in the atmosphere of Rzeszów (SE Poland); evaluation of the effect of weather conditions on daily concentrations and starting dates of the pollen season

Kasprzyk

2007

Int J Biometeorol

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“…Ambrosia artemisiifolia, Parthenium hysterophorus, Ailanthus altissima, Acacia, Acer, Casuarina, Eucalyptus, Helianthus, Platanus and Xanthium are some of the IAPS which cause allergy in humans (Belmonte and Vilà, 2004;Mazza et al, 2014;Nyasembe et al, 2015;Lake et al, 2017;Müller-Schärer et al, 2018;Chen et al, 2018;Stone et al, 2018) (Table 2). European continent is the most severely affected area from the allergic immune responses in the form of asthma and other respiratory and skin diseases (Schindler et al, 2015;Bayliss et al, 2017;Müller-Schärer et al, 2018).…”

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Invasive alien plant species: Their impact on environment, ecosystem services and human health

Kumar

Singh

2020

Ecological Indicators

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Ecological perturbations caused by biotic invasion have been identified as a growing threat to global sustainability. Invasive alien plants species (IAPS) are considered to be one of the major drivers of biodiversity loss and thereby altering the ecosystem services and socio-economic conditions through different mechanisms. Although the ecological impacts of IAPS are well documented, there is a dearth of studies regarding their economic quantification, livelihood considerations, biotechnological prospects (phytoremediation, bioenergy, phytosynthesis of nanoparticles, biomedical, industrial applications etc.) and human health risk assessments of IAPS. In this context, the current panoramic review aimed to investigate the environmental, socio-ecological and health risks posed by IAPS as well as the compounded impact of IAPS with habitat fragmentation, climate and land use changes. To this end, the need of an integrated trans-disciplinary research is emphasized for the sustainable management of IAPS. The management prospects can be further strengthened through their linkage with geo-spatial technologies (remote sensing and GIS) by mapping and monitoring the IAPS spread. Further, the horizon of IAPS management is expanded to ecological indicator perspectives of IAPS, biosecurity, and risk assessment protocols with critical discussion. Moreover, positive as well as negative implications of the IAPS on environment, health, ecosystem services and socio-economy (livelihood) are listed so that a judicious policy framework could be developed for the IAPS management in order to mitigate the human health implications.

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“…Some aliens that pose a health risk to humans live in or around buildings, including two recluse spiders (Loxosceles spp) from the Americas, the bites of which can lead to necrosis, and the venomous redback spider (Latrodectus hasselti) from Australia (Kobelt and Nentwig 2008). Several alien plants produce allergenic pollen and increase the prevalence of hay fever (Belmonte and Vilà 2004), whereas giant hogweed produces sap that causes skin lesions upon contact (Pyšek et al . 2007).…”

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How well do we understand the impacts of alien species on ecosystem services? A pan‐European, cross‐taxa assessment

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Başnou

Pyšek

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Frontiers in Ecol & Environ

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I In n a a n nu ut ts sh he el ll l: :• Ecological and economic impacts of alien species are usually studied separately, but they are likely to be highly correlated • Few studies have compared these impacts, so their effects are probably underestimated for species-rich taxa or across large regions • Although aliens may affect all categories of ecosystem services, current economic valuations focus primarily on "provisioning" services, because of limited available data relating to impacts on other services • Nature conservation, agriculture, forestry, and fisheries are the main economic sectors where alien species cause marked direct costs in Europe • Europe has the most up-to-date information on numbers of aliens and their impacts, but lags behind North America with respect to current knowledge of mechanisms underlying impacts; researchers from both continents can profit from each other's experiences and work toward reliable and comparable estimates of costs from alien species invasions Alien species impacts in Europe M Vilà et al. 136w ww ww w. .f fr ro on nt ti ie er rs si in ne ec co ol lo og gy y. .o or rg g

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Atmospheric invasion of non‐native pollen in the Mediterranean region

Cited by 28 publications

References 18 publications

Non-native Ambrosia pollen in the atmosphere of Rzeszów (SE Poland); evaluation of the effect of weather conditions on daily concentrations and starting dates of the pollen season

Non-native Ambrosia pollen in the atmosphere of Rzeszów (SE Poland); evaluation of the effect of weather conditions on daily concentrations and starting dates of the pollen season

Invasive alien plant species: Their impact on environment, ecosystem services and human health

How well do we understand the impacts of alien species on ecosystem services? A pan‐European, cross‐taxa assessment

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