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Título:
AIRBORNE POLLEN SAMPLING DURING SPRING SEASON IN THE SAN SALVADOR DE JUJUY CITY (ARGENTINA)
Autor/es:
GONZALO R. TORRES; FABIO F. FLORES; A NA CARIINA SANCHEZ; LILIANA C. LUPO
Reunión:
Congreso; 9th International Congress on Aerobiogia; 2010
Resumen:
We present the first results that include a qualitative analysis of the pollen cloud
content during the spring season of 2007 in San Salvador de Jujuy city (Argentina).
The objective was to record the airborne pollen at the period considered. The study
was performed using a gravimetric Durham trap placed at a height of 15 m above
ground, on the roof of the National University of Jujuy building. Sampling was
performed daily and the mounting was made with the Karser glycero-gelatin
technique. A Zeiss optical microscope at a magnification of 400x were used for
determination and counting. Nineteen taxa were identified, from which the main
types are urban trees like Cupressus sp., Pinus sp., Morus sp., Salix sp., Eucaliptus
sp., among others also with some herbs like Poaceae and Urticaceae. There is a
remarkable anemophilous pollen contribution from native flora coming from the
?Yungas? montane forest, such as Alnus acuminata and Juglans australis with high
percentages during September and October. The survey now continues with:
vegetation census of urban and native species from the ?Yungas? montane forest and
the development of an airborne pollen reference collection. In the near future we
hope to establish a volumetric aerobiological monitoring station.