Article in Aerobiologia, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.
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5 · Who and what money
Authors and funding
31 authors.
Takudzwa MatuvhunyeDivision of Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-3800-0511
Dilys M BermanDivision of Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-1104-4063
Nanike EsterhuizenDivision of Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-8545-4399
Andriantsilavo H I RazafimanantsoaAllergy and Immunology Unit, University of Cape Town Lung Institute, Cape Town, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-9933-6991
Frank H NeumannUnit for Environmental Sciences and Management, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, North West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-3620-2742
Dorra GharbiUnit for Environmental Sciences and Management, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, North West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0003-3013-6876
Keneilwe PodileUnit for Environmental Sciences and Management, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, North West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.
Tshiamo MmatladiUnit for Environmental Sciences and Management, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, North West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.ORCID 0009-0002-4789-4948
Boitumelo LangaUnit for Environmental Sciences and Management, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, North West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.ORCID 0009-0008-6839-2713
Moteng E MoseriUnit for Environmental Sciences and Management, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, North West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.
Linus AjikahEvolutionary Studies Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0001-7250-1304
Angela EffiomEvolutionary Studies Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-5300-5687
Nikiwe NdlovuUnit for Environmental Sciences and Management, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, North West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0003-2952-5874
Lynne J QuickEvolutionary Studies Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-6735-7106
Erin HilmerAfrican Centre for Coastal Palaeoscience, Nelson Mandela University, Gqeberha, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-9822-0911
Marishka GuscottAfrican Centre for Coastal Palaeoscience, Nelson Mandela University, Gqeberha, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0003-0231-9560
Shabeer DavidsAfrican Centre for Coastal Palaeoscience, Nelson Mandela University, Gqeberha, South Africa.ORCID 0009-0005-8048-8812
Andri C Van AardtDepartment of Plant Sciences, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0003-0227-7567
J C Linde de JagerDepartment of Plant Sciences, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa.
Jubilant V SitholeDepartment of Plant Sciences, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0003-1633-4657
Trevor HillDiscipline of Geography, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0001-7015-6906
Jemma FinchDiscipline of Geography, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-6678-6910
Kama ChettySouth African Weather Service, Centurion Central, Pretoria, South Africa.
Werner HoekDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Gariep Mediclinic, Kimberley, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-9675-7563
Marion BamfordEvolutionary Studies Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0003-0667-130X
Riaz Y SeedatDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-9774-334X
Ahmed I ManjraHiway Medical Centre, Westville Hospital, Durban, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0003-3588-323X
Caryn M UptonDivision of Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-7503-3320
Jonny PeterDivision of Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-2658-0723
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
6 · The paper itself
Abstract
Pollen monitoring is crucial for understanding seasonal patterns, supporting allergy diagnosis and informing early warning tools to mitigate allergic diseases. The Southern Hemisphere lacks long-term pollen seasonal data, with extremely few records from Africa. We present pollen calendars based on five years of data from South Africa. Airborne pollen from 2019 to 2024 across South African biomes was collected in seven cities using Hirst-type volumetric spore traps and standard protocols. Daily concentrations were analysed by light microscopy. The five-year mean annual pollen integral (APIn) were calculated for each site. The five-year mean APIn was highest in the Grassland Biome (Bloemfontein) and lowest in the Albany Thicket Biome (Gqeberha). The Grassland Biome (Johannesburg) had the highest average tree pollen integral, while the Savanna Biome (Kimberley) had the highest average annual grass pollen integral. The grass family (Poaceae Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10453-026-09909-w.
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