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Title Impacts of climate change on allergens and allergic diseases / edited by Paul J. Beggs
Published Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2016
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Description 1 online resource (xxiii, 193 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color)
Contents Cover; Half-title; Title page; Copyright information; Dedication; Epigraph; Table of contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Climate Change; 1.3 The Chapters that Follow; References; 2 Impacts of Climate Change on Aeroallergen Production and Atmospheric Concentration; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 A Short History of Aerobiological Networks; 2.3 Impacts of Climate Change; 2.3.1 Long-Term Aerobiological Records; 2.3.1.1 Trends in API; 2.3.1.2 Meteorological Influences
2.3.1.3 Nutrients and Pollutants2.3.1.4 Aerobiological Processes; 2.3.1.5 Masting Behaviour; 2.3.1.6 Other Non-meteorological Factors; 2.3.2 Experimental Studies; 2.3.2.1 CO2 Enrichment and Length of the Growing Season; 2.3.2.2 Warming Experiments; 2.3.2.3 Environmental Gradients; Urban-Rural Gradients/.Comparisons; Altitudinal Gradients; 2.4 Climate Change and Fungal Spores; 2.5 Research/Knowledge Gaps; References; 3 Impacts of Climate Change on the Distributions of Allergenic Species; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Recent Evidence of Range Shifts
3.2.1 Climate-Driven Range Shifts among AP Plant Species3.2.1.1 Range Shifts Driven by Interactions with Other Species; 3.2.1.2 Urban Environments as Drivers of Species Range Shifts; 3.2.2 Range Shifts among Arthropods; 3.2.2.1 Vespidae; 3.2.2.2 Formicidae; 3.2.2.3 Apidae; 3.3 Future Range Shifts among AP Species; 3.3.1 Tools to Assess Range Changes; 3.3.2 Projections of Twenty-First-Century Climate Change-Driven Shifts among Plants; 3.3.3 Projections of Twenty-First-Century Climate Change-Driven Shifts among Arthropods; 3.3.3.1 Vespidae; 3.3.3.2 Formicidae; 3.4 Conclusion; Note; References
4 Impacts of Climate Change on Aeroallergen Dispersion, Transport, and Deposition4.1 Introduction; 4.1.1 Pollen Features and Meteorological Parameters Controlling Its Transport in the Air; 4.1.2 Existing Studies and Datasets, Selection of Meteorological Variables for Analysis; 4.2 Climate-Induced Changes of the Key Meteorological Factors; 4.2.1 Changes in Large-Scale Atmospheric Circulations; 4.2.2 Wind Speed; 4.2.3 Transport Direction; 4.2.4 Turbulence Intensity; 4.2.5 Relative Humidity; 4.2.6 Fraction of Precipitation Periods; 4.3 Climate Change Impact on Air Pollutants: What Can We Learn?
4.4 Examples of Changes of the Pollen Transport Patterns4.4.1 Birch: Spring-Time Wind-Pollinated Tree; 4.4.2 Grass: Large Pollens with Short Transport Distance; 4.5 Uncertainties in the Current Knowledge; 4.6 Summary; Acknowledgements; References; 5 Impacts of Climate Change on Allergenicity; 5.1 Climate Change and Allergen Exposure; 5.2 Climate Change and Allergenicity of Pollen; 5.3 Thunderstorm Asthma; 5.4 Climate Change and Moulds; 5.5 Climate Change and Contact Allergens; 5.6 Climate Change and Food Allergens; References; 6 Impacts of Climate Change on Allergen Seasonality
Summary The authoritative assessment of the many climate change impacts on allergens and allergic diseases, for researchers, clinicians, students
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Text in English
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 12, 2016)
Subject Climatic changes -- Health aspects
Environmental health.
Allergens.
Respiratory allergy.
Climatic changes.
Allergens
Climate Change
Respiratory Hypersensitivity
climate change.
MEDICAL -- Forensic Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Preventive Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Public Health.
Climatic changes
Allergens
Climatic changes -- Health aspects
Environmental health
Respiratory allergy
Form Electronic book
Author Beggs, Paul J., 1968- editor.
ISBN 9781107272859
1107272858
9781316788028
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9781316787069
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