The effect of meteorological factors on the daily variation of airborne fungal spores in Granada (southern Spain)
Sabariego, S., Guardia, C. D. and Alba, F.
2000 International Journal of Biometeorology, 44, 1, pp 1-5
Airborne spore ， Alternaria ， Cladosporium ， Ustilago ， Meteorological parameters ， Spearman's correlation coefficients ， Granada (S. Spain)
Sabariego, S., Guardia, C. D. and Alba, F., (2000), "The effect of meteorological factors on the daily variation of airborne fungal spores in Granada (southern Spain)", International Journal of Biometeorology, 44, 1, pp 1-5.
Abstract A study was made of the link between climatic factors and the daily content of certain fungal spores in the atmosphere of the city of Granada in 1994. Sampling was carried out with a Burkard 7-day-recording spore trap. The spores analysed corresponded to the taxa Alternaria, Ustilago and Cladosporium, with two morphologically different spore types in the latter genus, cladosporioides and herbarum. These spores were selected both for their allergenic capacity and for the high level of their presence in the atmosphere, particularly during the spring and autumn. The spores of Cladosporium were the most abundant (93.82% of the total spores identified). The Spearman correlation coefficients between the spore concentrations studied and the meteorological parameters show different indices depending on the taxon being analysed. Alternaria and Cladosporium are significantly correlated with temperature and hours of sunlight, while Ustilago shows positive correlation indices with relative humidity and negative indices with wind speed.
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