Atmospheric pollen concentrations in Antalya, South Turkey

• DOI: 10.1007/s10453-014-9350-6
• Publication Date: 2014-09-30T14:10:12Z
• Authors: Aycan Tosunoglu; Mustafa Kemal Alt...; Adem Bicakci; Ozkan Kilic; Taner Gonca; Ilkay Yilmazer; Gülsah Saatcioglu; Ahmet Akkaya; Sevcan Celenk; Yakup Canitez; Hulusi Malyer; Nihat Sapan
• Keywords: 15. Life on land; 01 natural sciences; 0105 earth and related environmental sciences

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.