Common ragweed: a threat to environmental health in Europe

M Smith, L Cecchi, CA Skjøth, G Karrer… - Environment …, 2013 - Elsevier
Common or short ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.) is an annual herb belonging to the
Asteraceae family that was described by Carl Linnaeus in the 18th century. It is a noxious …

Airborne microalgae: insights, opportunities, and challenges

SVM Tesson, CA Skjøth, T Šantl-Temkiv… - Applied and …, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
Airborne dispersal of microalgae has largely been a blind spot in environmental biological
studies because of their low concentration in the atmosphere and the technical limitations in …

Biological Flora of the British Isles: Ambrosia artemisiifolia

F Essl, K Biró, D Brandes, O Broennimann… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
This account presents information on all aspects of the biology of Ambrosia artemisiifolia
L.(Common ragweed) that are relevant to understanding its ecology. The main topics are …

An integrated model study for Europe and North America using the Danish Eulerian Hemispheric Model with focus on intercontinental transport of air pollution

J Brandt, JD Silver, LM Frohn, C Geels, A Gross… - Atmospheric …, 2012 - Elsevier
The Danish Eulerian Hemispheric Model (DEHM) is a 3D long-range atmospheric chemistry-
transport model with a horizontal domain covering the Northern Hemisphere. For the AQMEII …

A numerical model of birch pollen emission and dispersion in the atmosphere. Description of the emission module

M Sofiev, P Siljamo, H Ranta, T Linkosalo… - International journal of …, 2013 - Springer
A birch pollen emission model is described and its main features are discussed. The
development of the model is based on a double-threshold temperature sum model that …

Allergenic pollen season variations in the past two decades under changing climate in the United States

Y Zhang, L Bielory, Z Mi, T Cai, A Robock… - Global change …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Many diseases are linked with climate trends and variations. In particular, climate change is
expected to alter the spatiotemporal dynamics of allergenic airborne pollen and potentially …

[HTML][HTML] An operational model for forecasting ragweed pollen release and dispersion in Europe

M Prank, DS Chapman, JM Bullock, J Belmonte… - Agricultural and forest …, 2013 - Elsevier
The paper considers the possibilities of modelling the release and dispersion of the pollen of
common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.), a highly allergenic invasive weed, which is …

The Worldwide Spread, Success, and Impact of Ragweed (Ambrosia spp.)

C Montagnani, R Gentili, M Smith… - Critical Reviews in …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The Ambrosia species represent one of the most problematic groups of invasive weeds
around the world. The ease with which they are introduced and spread in new countries …

Effect of land uses and wind direction on the contribution of local sources to airborne pollen

J Rojo, A Rapp, B Lara, F Fernández-González… - Science of the Total …, 2015 - Elsevier
The interpretation of airborne pollen levels in cities based on the contribution of the
surrounding flora and vegetation is a useful tool to estimate airborne allergen concentrations …

MACC regional multi-model ensemble simulations of birch pollen dispersion in Europe

M Sofiev, U Berger, M Prank, J Vira… - Atmospheric …, 2015 - acp.copernicus.org
This paper presents the first ensemble modelling experiment in relation to birch pollen in
Europe. The seven-model European ensemble of MACC-ENS, tested in trial simulations …