title: The macroecology of airborne pollen in Australian and New Zealand urban areas.
abstract: The composition and relative abundance of airborne pollen in urban areas of Australia and New Zealand are strongly influenced by geographical location, climate and land use. There is mounting evidence that the diversity and quality of airborne pollen is substantially modified by climate change and land-use yet there are insufficient data to project the future nature of these changes. Our study highlights the need for long-term aerobiological monitoring in Australian and New Zealand urban areas in a systematic, standardised, and sustained way, and provides a framework for targeting the most clinically significant taxa in terms of abundance, allergenic effects and public health burden.
authors.affiliation: Department of Archaeology and Natural History, College of Asia and the Pacific, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
authors.forename: Simon G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Haberle
authors.affiliation: School of Plant Science, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
authors.forename: David M J S
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Bowman
authors.affiliation: School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Rewi M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Newnham
authors.affiliation: Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
authors.forename: Fay H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Johnston
authors.affiliation: Department of Environment and Geography, Faculty of Science, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Paul J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Beggs
authors.affiliation: Center for Allergy and Environment, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: Jeroen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Buters
authors.affiliation: School of Agriculture and Food Science, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: Bradley
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health and Human Biosciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Bircan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Erbas
authors.affiliation: School of Agriculture and Food Science, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Godwin
authors.affiliation: Allergy and Clinical Immunology Branch, Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America.
authors.forename: Brett J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Green
authors.affiliation: Plant Functional Biology and Climate Change, University of Technology, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Alfredo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Huete
authors.affiliation: Department of Environment and Geography, Faculty of Science, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Alison K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Jaggard
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
authors.forename: Danielle
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Medek
authors.affiliation: School of Environmental Science, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.affiliation: School of Botany, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Ed
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Newbigin
authors.affiliation: European Aerobiology Society, Réseau National de Surveillance Aérobiologique, Lyon, Rhône-Alpes, France.
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Thibaudon
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health and Human Biosciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Don
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vicendese
authors.affiliation: School of Plant Science, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
authors.forename: Grant J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Williamson
authors.affiliation: Lung and Allergy Research Centre, School of Medicine, and Translational Research Institute, The University of Queensland, Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: Janet M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Davies
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000009:adverse effects; D000485:Allergens; D001315:Australia; D002980:Climate; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005843:Geography; D006801:Humans; D009520:New Zealand; D011058:Pollen / Q000009:adverse effects; D012621:Seasons; D014504:Urban Health
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D000485:Allergens