Rising allergenic risk in cities: a progressive pollen calendar analysis in response to climate change in Central Europe
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Alternative codes found
RIV/00216224:14110/25:00143868
Result on the web
<a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10113-025-02446-1" target="_blank" >https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10113-025-02446-1</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10113-025-02446-1" target="_blank" >10.1007/s10113-025-02446-1</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Rising allergenic risk in cities: a progressive pollen calendar analysis in response to climate change in Central Europe
Original language description
Climate change is affecting the timing and intensity of pollen seasons for allergenic plant species. This creates a growing need to monitor pollen season trends and update tools for allergy management. In this study, we analysed pollen season characteristics - onset, end, duration, and intensity (seasonal pollen integral and peak pollen concentration) - over a 20-year period (2002-2023) in five cities across Slovakia and the Czech Republic. By comparing two timeframes (2002-2012 and 2013-2023), we constructed progressive pollen calendars to visualise the shifts over time. We identified regional differences, including an earlier start to woody plant pollen seasons in Slovak cities, contrasted with a delayed onset in Czech cities. We also observed an intensification of the Ambrosia pollen season in Slovakia, while its intensity remained stable or declined in the Czech Republic. The most consistent trends included earlier and extended pollen seasons for Alnus and Cupressaceae and a reduced intensity of the Artemisia pollen season. These findings highlight the importance of localised pollen monitoring and the need to regularly update pollen calendars, providing valuable tools for urban healthcare planning and public awareness of climate-driven allergenic risks.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10511 - Environmental sciences (social aspects to be 5.7)
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Regional Environmental Change
ISSN
1436-3798
e-ISSN
1436-378X
Volume of the periodical
25
Issue of the periodical within the volume
3
Country of publishing house
DE - GERMANY
Number of pages
14
Pages from-to
103
UT code for WoS article
001536507200001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105011702395