Impacts of climate change on allergens and allergic diseases /edited by Paul J. Beggs.

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The authoritative assessment of the many climate change impacts on allergens and allergic diseases, for researchers, clinicians, students.

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.