Ragweed (Ambrosia) pollen source inventory for Austria

Karrer, Gerhard; Skjøth, Carsten Ambelas; Šikoparija, Branko; Smith, Matt; Berger, Uwe; Essl, Franz

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.03.108

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“…It is well known that the orography of the European mountain systems has been a strong influence on the biogeography and evolution of mountain and high latitude species (Schmitt, 2009;Karrer et al, 2015). The Pyrenean chain is a major mountain range in SW Europe.…”

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Are the Pyrenees a barrier for the transport of birch (Betula) pollen from Central Europe to the Iberian Peninsula?

Izquierdo

Alarcón

Bueso

et al. 2017

Science of The Total Environment

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This work provides a first assessment of the possible barrier effect of the Pyrenees on the atmospheric transport of airborne pollen from Europe to the North of the Iberian Peninsula. Aerobiological data recorded in three Spanish stations located at the eastern, central and western base of the Pyrenees in the period 2004-2014 have been used to identify the possible long range transport episodes of Betula pollen. The atmospheric transport routes and the origin regions have been established by means of trajectory analysis and a source receptor model. Betula pollen outbreaks were associated with the meteorological scenario characterized by the presence of a high-pressure system over Southern British Islands reinforced by a low-pressure system over Morocco and Southern Iberian Peninsula. France and Central Europe have been identified as the probable source areas of Betula pollen that arrives to Northern Spain. However, the specific source areas are mainly determined by the particular prevailing atmospheric circulation of each location. Finally, the Weather Research and Forecasting model highlighted the effect of the orography on the atmospheric transport patterns, showing paths through the western and easternmost lowlands for Vitoria-Gasteiz and Bellaterra respectively, and the direct impact of air flows over Vielha through the Garona valley.

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Are the Pyrenees a barrier for the transport of birch (Betula) pollen from Central Europe to the Iberian Peninsula?

Izquierdo

Alarcón

Bueso

et al. 2017

Science of The Total Environment

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“…There are otherwise several accounts on the distribution of ragweed. However, these are mostly indirect studies based exclusivelly on herbarium data and floristic literature (Chauvel et al, 2006;Essl et al, 2009;Richter et al, 2013) or pollen monitoring (Skjøth et al, 2010;Karrer et al, 2015), only Pinke et al (2011) surveyed 243 arable ragweed infested fields. In Hungary, as a result of extensive data collection a comprehensive study about integrated methods of suppressing ragweed appeared (Kazinczi and Novak, 2014).…”

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Spread of common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.) on arable land in the �itn� ostrov

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Farkaš³

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Common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) is an invasive alien species indigenous to North America. Ragweed is a big threat to agriculture and has a serious impact on human health. The most important area with ragweed occurrence within Europe is Pannonian Plain in Central Europe. This research introduces for the first time the unique, direct broad-scale survey of A. artemisiifolia in relation to real-life occurrence and infestation in the field. To understand the distribution of ragweed in the territory the geospatial analysis was applied to create 2D map in ArcGIS environment. The field survey was undertaken during summer 2014 in the Žitný ostrov (Slovakia). The investigation revealed that spatial occurrence of A. artemisiifolia is not homogeneous and there is also striking territorial heterogeneity of infestation rate. Ragweed was observed at 80 (47.2%) out of 169 sites. The infestation of arable land (mostly stubbles) varied from weak infestation, 24 sites (1-30 plants*10 m -2 ) to heavy infestation, 26 sites (˃80 plants*10 m -2 ). The research on associated plant communities was also carried out. Stubble field's vegetation was found to be highly species poor, on an average only 2.5 species*10 m -2 . Among 40 recorded species the most frequent (noticed at 25% sites) were Datura stramonium, Chenopodium album, and Mercurialis annua. This broad-scale survey provides an overview and useful information on considerations needed to make decisions about ragweed control and potential future expansion. The presented study offers also inventory of ragweed frequency over the large area. . Spomedzi 40 zaznamenaných druhov patrili k najčastejším (zaznamenaným na 25% lokalitách) Datura stramonium, Chenopodium album a Mercurialis annua. Tento plošne rozsiahly prieskum poskytuje celkový pohľad a užitočné informácie potrebné k rozhodnutiam dôležitým pre reguláciu ambrózie a o potenciále ďalšieho šírenia. Predkladaná štúdia katalogizuje aj výskyt ambrózie na veľkej ploche.

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“…Mapping sources of airborne pollen has been an important area of research and notable contributions include Skjøth et al (2008) and Pauling et al (2012). An alternative method, which combines land use data, annual pollen indices and local knowledge of species distribution, has successfully been used to produce a series of source inventories for Ambrosia pollen that now covers most of the main areas of Ambrosia infestation in Europe (Skjøth et al 2010;Thibaudon et al 2014;Karrer et al 2015). These collaborations were aided by another European COST Action (FA1203 for the Sustainable Management of Ambrosia artemisiifolia in Europe -SMARTER) and the inventory for France has been shown to result in the best correspondence between observed and simulated airborne Ambrosia pollen concentrations when entered into COSMO-ART (Zink et al 2017).…”

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Aerobiology in the International Journal of Biometeorology, 1957–2017

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Aerobiology and biometeorology are related fields. Here we provide a broad review of aerobiology articles published in the International Journal of Biometeorology (IJB) over the past 60 years. We consider how the quantity of such work has varied over this period as well as which regions and countries have been the focus of such work, and where there is a relative paucity. We then focus on a number of highlights and themes in this research, including aerobiology and climate change and aerobiological modelling and forecasting. While much of the article focusses on airborne pollen research, we also discuss the extent to which other airborne organic particles such as fungal spores and bacteria have been the focus of research published in IJB. Also considered are knowledge gaps and research needs and priorities with respect to the field of aerobiology. While the IJB has been one of the main platforms for presenting aerobiological research over recent decades, the article highlights the need for the field of aerobiology to embrace new sampling technologies such as spectral analysis and next-generation sequencing to identify and quantify airborne biological particles.

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Ragweed (Ambrosia) pollen source inventory for Austria

Cited by 35 publications

References 30 publications

Are the Pyrenees a barrier for the transport of birch (Betula) pollen from Central Europe to the Iberian Peninsula?

Are the Pyrenees a barrier for the transport of birch (Betula) pollen from Central Europe to the Iberian Peninsula?

Spread of common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.) on arable land in the �itn� ostrov

Aerobiology in the International Journal of Biometeorology, 1957–2017

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