<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Boi, M.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Llorens, L.</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Annual pollen spectrum in the air of Palma de Mallorca (Balearic Islands, Spain)</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">AEROBIOLOGIA</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Aerobiology</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Allergenic pollen</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Palma de Mallorca</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pollen calendar</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2013</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2013///</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">29</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">385 - 397</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">This aeropalynological study documented the pollen of 13 taxa with the highest concentration in the air of Palma de Mallorca during the years 2004-2010, using a Hirst-type volumetric spore trap. The taxa were Cupressaceae, Olea europaea, Platanus hispanica, Pinus spp., Parietaria judaica, Urtica membranacea, Quercus ilex, Poaceae, Chenopodiaceae/Amaranthaceae, Plantago spp., Castanea sativa, Pistacia lentiscus and Betula spp. These taxa accounted for 91.85 % of the total annual pollen recorded during the period. The mean annual pollen index was 20,027. The highest pollen counts occurred in February-June, representing 88.74 % of the annual total collected. Every year, there was a substantial increase in the concentration and types of pollen from March to May, followed by a decrease from July to January. The maximum annual total pollen count was recorded in 2005 with 25,870 and the minimum in 2009 with 14,726. The mean daily average pollen concentration count showed a declining trend over the study period. With respect to seasonal phases analysed, the later phase of the pollen season is more variable than the beginning. To observe the overall dynamics of the different pollen types better, a pollen calendar was established for Palma de Mallorca. The pollen calendar had typical Mediterranean features and is a useful tool for allergological and botanical awareness.</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">3</style></issue><notes><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">The following values have no corresponding Zotero field:&lt;br/&gt;pub-location: VAN GODEWIJCKSTRAAT 30, 3311 GZ DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS&lt;br/&gt;publisher: SPRINGER</style></notes></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">García-mozo, Herminia</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Dominguez-vilches, Eugenio</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Galán, Carmen</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">A model to account for variations in production in southern Spain</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">acorn production</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Aerobiology</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Holm oak</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">model</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">oak forest</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Phenology</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">pollen</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">quercus ilex subsp. ballota</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2012</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2012///</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">19</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">403 - 408</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">One of the characteristics of holm-oak acorn production is its high variability among individuals and years. To examine the main causes of this fact, a study was conducted from 1998-2010 in a natural area of holm-oak in southern Spain, where floral phenology, fruit production, fruit size, airborne pollen emission and meteorology factors were analyzed with the ultimate aim of developing a model for forecasting holm-oak yield. Pollen emission during flowering season was the main factor determining the final acorn harvest, but also some meteorological variables played an important role in explaining acorn crop variations, especially humidity and temperature during the months of April and September. The reliability of the proposed model was externally validated using data not included in its construction; validation yielded acceptable results, with a minimum error of estimation. Our results appear to be very useful for planning cropping and pig feeding strategies. Further research could extend the use of airborne pollen counts in forest studies relating to anemophilous species, in order to optimize agricultural policies.</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">3</style></issue></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Tormo, Rafael</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Silva, Inmaculada</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Gonzalo, Angela</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Moreno, Alfonsa</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pérez, Remedios</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Fernández, Santiago</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Phenological records as a complement to aerobiological data.</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">International journal of biometeorology</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Aerobiology</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Allergy</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Forecasting</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Phenology</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">pollen</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pollen trap</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2011</style></year></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">55</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">51-65</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Phenological studies in combination with aerobiological studies enable one to observe the relationship between the release of pollen and its presence in the atmosphere. To obtain a suitable comparison between the daily variation of airborne pollen concentrations and flowering, it is necessary for the level of accuracy of both sets of data to be as similar as possible. To analyse the correlation between locally observed flowering data and pollen counts in pollen traps in order to set pollen information forecasts, pollen was sampled using a Burkard volumetric pollen trap working continuously from May 1993. For the phenological study we selected the main pollen sources of the six pollen types most abundant in our area: Cupressaceae, Platanus, Quercus, Plantago, Olea, and Poaceae with a total of 35 species. We selected seven sites to register flowering or pollination, two with semi-natural vegetation, the rest being urban sites. The sites were visited weekly from March to June in 2007, and from January to June in 2008 and 2009. Pollen shedding was checked at each visit, and recorded as the percentage of flowers or microsporangia in that state. There was an association between flowering phenology and airborne pollen records for some of the pollen types (Platanus, Quercus, Olea and Plantago). Nevertheless, for the other types (Cupressaceae and Poaceae) the flowering and airborne pollen peaks did not coincide, with up to 1 week difference in phase. Some arguments are put forward in explanation of this phenomenon. Phenological studies have shown that airborne pollen results from both local and distant sources, although the pollen peaks usually appear when local sources are shedding the greatest amounts of pollen. Resuspension phenomena are probably more important than long-distance transport in explaining the presence of airborne pollen outside the flowering period. This information could be used to improve pollen forecasts.</style></abstract><accession-num><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">20354733</style></accession-num></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Carinanos, P.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Galan, C.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Alcazar, R.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Dominguez, E.</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Airborne pollen records and status of the anemophilous flora in arid areas of the Iberian Peninsula</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Aerobiology</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Airborne pollen records</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Arid areas</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Phytogeography</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pollen spectrum</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2010</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2010///</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">74</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1102 - 1105</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">This paper reports on the relationship between the airborne pollen spectrum and the status of anemophilous flora in the south-eastern Iberian Peninsula. Variations in pollen counts with respect to data for a previous sampling period were also examined. The key finding was that the spectrum contained pollen from the most characteristic local species, such as xerophytes adapted to arid conditions, ruderal and nitrophilous species, sclerophyllous Mediterranean pine and holm-oak forest and vegetation in dry watercourses. The main variations with respect to earlier data were attributable to changes in land use, with increasing production of certain crops and a growing trend towards ecological agriculture, the introduction of allochthonous species and the recovery of local flora in dry watercourses. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">9</style></issue><notes><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">The following values have no corresponding Zotero field:&lt;br/&gt;pub-location: 24-28 OVAL RD, LONDON NW1 7DX, ENGLAND&lt;br/&gt;publisher: ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD</style></notes></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">García-Mozo, H.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mestre, a</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Galan, C.</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Phenological trends in southern Spain: A response to climate change</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Agricultural and Forest Meteorology</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Aerobiology</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">climate change</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Phenology</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">pollen</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2010</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2010///</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0168192310000493</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">150</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">575 - 580</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">The impact of climate change, and particularly of climate warming, is being tracked in many physical and biological systems. Plant phenology is seen as one of the most important bio-indicators, since trends can provide considerable temporal and spatial information regarding ongoing changes. Analyses performed at six sites in southern Spain from 1986 to the present have focused on vegetative and overall reproductive phenology in Olea europaea L., and Vitis vinifera L. and in various species of Quercus spp. and Poaceae. Early results suggest that trends in ﬂowering patterns derived from ﬁeld phenological observations were similar to trends in aerobiological data for most study species, and indicate a trend towards earlier foliation, ﬂowering and fruit ripening. This advance is more evident in arboreal than in herbaceous species. Statistical analysis showed temperature increase was the major factor affecting earlier foliation, ﬂowering and fruit ripening, as well as prompting delayed leaf fall. Herbaceous species were more affected than trees by changes in rainfall records</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">4</style></issue></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">García-Mozo, H.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Chuine, I.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Aira, M. J. J.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Belmonte, J.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Bermejo, D.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Díaz de la Guardia, C.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Elvira, B.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Gutiérrez, M.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Rodríguez-Rajo, J.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ruiz, L.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Trigo, M. M. M.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Tormo, R.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Valencia, R.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Galan, C.</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Regional phenological models for forecasting the start and peak of the Quercus pollen season in Spain</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Agricultural and Forest Meteorology</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Aerobiology</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Modelling</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">oak forest</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Phenology</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">pollen</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Quercus</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2008</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2008///</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0168192307002602</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">148</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">372 - 380</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">he study sought to achieve the broadest possible spatial and temporal predictions by examining genetic variations in the timing of ﬂowering between populations of the Iberian Quercus species using pollen data from 15 sites in Spain. The speciﬁc objective of the study was to develop and ﬁt regional phenological model to predict the ﬂowering start and ﬂowering peak of Quercus species in the Iberian Peninsula by ascertaining whether potentially signiﬁcant genetic variations in the timing of ﬂowering required different phenological models or if, on the contrary, regional models for several localities can explain the variability detected in Quercus phenology in Spain. Model estimates did not vary greatly as a function of environment within similar climate areas where the same species grew; thus, model estimates of the temperature response of individuals growing in similar climate areas did not differ signiﬁcantly. The percentage of variance explained by models was greater in models ﬁtted with local data (75–97%). Nevertheless, acceptable results were also obtained using regional models (55–85%). The lowest value was found for the Simplifed Model including all Spanish sites together (51%).</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">3</style></issue></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">García-Mozo, H.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Chuine, I.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Aira, M.J. J</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Belmonte, J.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Bermejo, D.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Díaz de la Guardia, C.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Elvira, B.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Gutiérrez, M.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Rodríguez-Rajo, J.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ruiz, L.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Trigo, M.M. M</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Tormo, R.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Valencia, R.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Galan, C.</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Regional phenological models for forecasting the start and peak of the Quercus pollen season in Spain</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Agricultural and Forest Meteorology</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Aerobiology</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Modelling</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">oak forest</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Phenology</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">pollen</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Quercus</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2008</style></year></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">148</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">372-380</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">he study sought to achieve the broadest possible spatial and temporal predictions by examining genetic variations in the timing of ﬂowering between populations of the Iberian Quercus species using pollen data from 15 sites in Spain. The speciﬁc objective of the study was to develop and ﬁt regional phenological model to predict the ﬂowering start and ﬂowering peak of Quercus species in the Iberian Peninsula by ascertaining whether potentially signiﬁcant genetic variations in the timing of ﬂowering required different phenological models or if, on the contrary, regional models for several localities can explain the variability detected in Quercus phenology in Spain. Model estimates did not vary greatly as a function of environment within similar climate areas where the same species grew; thus, model estimates of the temperature response of individuals growing in similar climate areas did not differ signiﬁcantly. The percentage of variance explained by models was greater in models ﬁtted with local data (75–97%). Nevertheless, acceptable results were also obtained using regional models (55–85%). The lowest value was found for the Simplifed Model including all Spanish sites together (51%).</style></abstract></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">García-Mozo, H.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Gómez-Casero, M. T. T.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Dominguez, E.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Galan, C.</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Influence of pollen emission and weather-related factors on variations in holm-oak (Quercus ilex subsp. ballota) acorn production</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Environmental and Experimental Botany</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">acorn</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Aerobiology</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">ballota</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">holm-oak</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">oak forest</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Phenology</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">pollen</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">quercus ilex subsp</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">quercus ilex subsp. ballota</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2007</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2007///</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0098847207000585</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">61</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">35 - 40</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">In Iberian Mediterranean ecosystems holm-oak acorn production is of vital ecological and economic importance. Economically these fruits are the major component in the feeding systems of high-quality domestic pigs. As in most Quercus species, the chief feature of holm-oak acorn production is its high variability among individuals and years. Many hypotheses have been put forward to explain these ﬂuctuations, but the variables inﬂuencing this alternating behavior remain unknown. From 1998 to 2003 we studied ﬂoral phenology, fruit production, fruit size, airborne pollen emission and meteorology in a holm-oak natural area of South Spain. The results obtained by using a Principal Components Factorial Analysis indicated that pollen emission, up to the day where maximum pollen data are recorded, was the most important factor determining ﬁnal acorn harvest. With regard to the inﬂuence of the weather, temperature, relative humidity and rainfall of January, March and September were the most inﬂuencing variables. Our results support the “wind pollination” hypothesis proposed by other authors in some North-American Quercus studies. Integration of aerobiological, ﬁeld phenological and meteorological data could represent an important step forward in forest fruit production research.</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1</style></issue></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">García-Mozo, H.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Gómez-Casero, M.T. T</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Dominguez, E.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Galan, C.</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Influence of pollen emission and weather-related factors on variations in holm-oak (Quercus ilex subsp. ballota) acorn production</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Environmental and Experimental Botany</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">acorn</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Aerobiology</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">ballota</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">holm-oak</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">oak forest</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Phenology</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">pollen</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">quercus ilex subsp</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">quercus ilex subsp. ballota</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2007</style></year></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">61</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">35-40</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">In Iberian Mediterranean ecosystems holm-oak acorn production is of vital ecological and economic importance. Economically these fruits are the major component in the feeding systems of high-quality domestic pigs. As in most Quercus species, the chief feature of holm-oak acorn production is its high variability among individuals and years. Many hypotheses have been put forward to explain these ﬂuctuations, but the variables inﬂuencing this alternating behavior remain unknown. From 1998 to 2003 we studied ﬂoral phenology, fruit production, fruit size, airborne pollen emission and meteorology in a holm-oak natural area of South Spain. The results obtained by using a Principal Components Factorial Analysis indicated that pollen emission, up to the day where maximum pollen data are recorded, was the most important factor determining ﬁnal acorn harvest. With regard to the inﬂuence of the weather, temperature, relative humidity and rainfall of January, March and September were the most inﬂuencing variables. Our results support the “wind pollination” hypothesis proposed by other authors in some North-American Quercus studies. Integration of aerobiological, ﬁeld phenological and meteorological data could represent an important step forward in forest fruit production research.</style></abstract></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">García-Mozo, H.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Galan, C.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Aira, M. J.</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Modelling start of oak pollen season in different climatic zones in Spain</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Agricultural and Forest Meteorology</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Aerobiology</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">oak forest</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Phenology</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">pollen</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">threshold temperature</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2002</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2002///</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168192302000035</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">110</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">247 - 257</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Quercus pollen and meteorological data for several years from eight sites in Spain have been statistically analysed to select the threshold temperature and calculate the mean heat accumulation for predicting the Quercus pollination start in different climatic areas. The growing degree days method, which assumes the daily temperature varies as a sine wave, was used for heat accumulation calculations. Threshold temperatures between 4 and 12 ◦ C were chosen using linear regression equations forced through the origin and their root mean square error (RMSE) of predicted against the observed dates for each observation site. Above the threshold, the average growing degree days (up to 1999) for the studied years was taken as the predictor value. Results showed a relationship between the selected threshold and elevation and a stronger and statistically signiﬁcant correlation between threshold and yearly mean temperature, for each site. Regression analysis indicated that the selected threshold and the calculated heat accumulation were optimum for most of the localities. The validity of the results was tested using the meteorological data for the year 2000 as independent variable and this conﬁrmed that there were only a few days difference between the predicted and observed day of the ﬁrst pollen release for most of the studied localities</style></abstract></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">García-Mozo, H</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Galán, C</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Aira, M J</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Modelling start of oak pollen season in different climatic zones in Spain</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Agricultural and Forest Meteorology</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Aerobiology</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">oak forest</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Phenology</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">pollen</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">threshold temperature</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2002</style></year></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">110</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">247-257</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Quercus pollen and meteorological data for several years from eight sites in Spain have been statistically analysed to select the threshold temperature and calculate the mean heat accumulation for predicting the Quercus pollination start in different climatic areas. The growing degree days method, which assumes the daily temperature varies as a sine wave, was used for heat accumulation calculations. Threshold temperatures between 4 and 12 ◦ C were chosen using linear regression equations forced through the origin and their root mean square error (RMSE) of predicted against the observed dates for each observation site. Above the threshold, the average growing degree days (up to 1999) for the studied years was taken as the predictor value. Results showed a relationship between the selected threshold and elevation and a stronger and statistically signiﬁcant correlation between threshold and yearly mean temperature, for each site. Regression analysis indicated that the selected threshold and the calculated heat accumulation were optimum for most of the localities. The validity of the results was tested using the meteorological data for the year 2000 as independent variable and this conﬁrmed that there were only a few days difference between the predicted and observed day of the ﬁrst pollen release for most of the studied localities</style></abstract></record></records></xml>