Climate-change-induced range shifts of three allergenic ragweeds (<i>Ambrosia</i>L.) in Europe and their potential impact on human health

Rasmussen, Karen; Thyrring, Jakob; Muscarella, Robert; Borchsenius, Finn

doi:10.7717/peerj.3104

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Climate-change-induced range shifts of three allergenic ragweeds (AmbrosiaL.) in Europe and their potential impact on human health

Published in PeerJ • Mar 16, 2017

Authors:

Karen Rasmussen

Jakob Thyrring

Robert Muscarella

Abstract

spp.) in Europe and discuss the potential associated health impact. We built species distribution models based on presence-only data for three ragweed species, using MAXENT software. Future climatic habitat suitability was modeled under two IPCC climate change scenarios (RCP 6.0 and RCP 8.5). We qua...

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Ragweed

Climate change

Geography

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