The origin of pine pollen grains captured from air at Calypsobyen, Svalbard
Spitsbergen is the largest island in the Svalbard Archipelago (Norway) that has been permanently populated. The harsh Arctic climate prevents development of large vascular plants such as trees. A two-year aerobiological survey was conducted within the framework of two consecutive polar expeditions (...
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| author | Małgorzata Jędryczka Beata Żuraw Piotr Zagórski Jan Rodzik Karolina Mędrek Irena Agnieszka Pidek Weronika Haratym Joanna Kaczmarek Magdalena Sadyś |
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| description | Spitsbergen is the largest island in the Svalbard Archipelago (Norway) that has been permanently populated. The harsh Arctic climate prevents development of large vascular plants such as trees. A two-year aerobiological survey was conducted within the framework of two consecutive polar expeditions (2014 and 2015) in Spitsbergen (Calypsobyen, Bellsund). The air quality was measured continuously from June/July to August using a 7-day volumetric air sampler, Tauber trap and moss specimens. Collected air samples and gravimetric pollen deposits were processed following transfer to sterile laboratory conditions and analyzed with the aid of light microscopy. Days when pine pollen grains were detected in the air were selected for further analysis. Clusters of back-trajectories, computed using the Hybrid Single Particle Lagrangian Integrated Trajectory model in combination with ArcGIS software as well as the Flextra trajectory model, showed the movement of air masses to the sampling location at Hornsund, and thus indicated the likely origin of pollen grains. The GlobCover 2009 and CORINE Land Cover 2012 datasets were employed to establish the distribution of coniferous forests in the areas of interest. Conclusions were drawn based on the analyses of the circulation of air masses, using visualization of global weather conditions forecast to supercomputers. For the first time we have demonstrated that pine pollen grains occurring in pine-free Spitsbergen, could originate from numerous locations, including Scandinavia, Iceland, Siberia and northern Canada. Pollen grains were transported via air masses for distances exceeding ~2000 km. Both air samples and gravimetric pollen deposits revealed the same pattern of Pinus pollen distribution. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cb50ee03b1d64dc3b9522fe05fdc26382023-07-26T13:46:32ZengPolish Academy of SciencesPolish Polar Research0138-03382022-10-01vol. 44No 3 : Special Issue to celebrate 50 years anniversary of Stanislaw Baranowski Polar Station in Spitsbergen: Part 2313338https://doi.org/10.24425/ppr.2022.143312The origin of pine pollen grains captured from air at Calypsobyen, SvalbardMałgorzata Jędryczka0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8583-0772Beata Żuraw1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6724-4550Piotr Zagórski2Jan Rodzik3Karolina Mędrek4Irena Agnieszka Pidek5https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1979-4897Weronika Haratym6https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5929-4707Joanna Kaczmarek7https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6437-5678Magdalena Sadyś8https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3857-4144Institute of Plant Genetics, Polish Academy of Science, Strzeszyńska 34, 60-479 Poznań, PolandDepartment of Hydrobiology and Protection of Ecosystems, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Dobrzańskiego 37, 20-295 Lublin, PolandInstitute of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, al. Kraśnicka 2D, 20-718 Lublin, PolandInstitute of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, al. Kraśnicka 2D, 20-718 Lublin, PolandInstitute of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, al. Kraśnicka 2D, 20-718 Lublin, PolandInstitute of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, al. Kraśnicka 2D, 20-718 Lublin, PolandPaderewski Private Grammar School, Symfoniczna 1, 20-853 Lublin, PolandInstitute of Plant Genetics, Polish Academy of Science, Strzeszyńska 34, 60-479 Poznań, PolandRothamsted Research, West Common, Harpenden, AL5 2JQ, UKSpitsbergen is the largest island in the Svalbard Archipelago (Norway) that has been permanently populated. The harsh Arctic climate prevents development of large vascular plants such as trees. A two-year aerobiological survey was conducted within the framework of two consecutive polar expeditions (2014 and 2015) in Spitsbergen (Calypsobyen, Bellsund). The air quality was measured continuously from June/July to August using a 7-day volumetric air sampler, Tauber trap and moss specimens. Collected air samples and gravimetric pollen deposits were processed following transfer to sterile laboratory conditions and analyzed with the aid of light microscopy. Days when pine pollen grains were detected in the air were selected for further analysis. Clusters of back-trajectories, computed using the Hybrid Single Particle Lagrangian Integrated Trajectory model in combination with ArcGIS software as well as the Flextra trajectory model, showed the movement of air masses to the sampling location at Hornsund, and thus indicated the likely origin of pollen grains. The GlobCover 2009 and CORINE Land Cover 2012 datasets were employed to establish the distribution of coniferous forests in the areas of interest. Conclusions were drawn based on the analyses of the circulation of air masses, using visualization of global weather conditions forecast to supercomputers. For the first time we have demonstrated that pine pollen grains occurring in pine-free Spitsbergen, could originate from numerous locations, including Scandinavia, Iceland, Siberia and northern Canada. Pollen grains were transported via air masses for distances exceeding ~2000 km. Both air samples and gravimetric pollen deposits revealed the same pattern of Pinus pollen distribution.https://journals.pan.pl/Content/124781/PDF/2023-03-PPR-06.pdfarcticspitsbergenpollen dispersalpinus spp.long distance transport |
| spellingShingle | Małgorzata Jędryczka Beata Żuraw Piotr Zagórski Jan Rodzik Karolina Mędrek Irena Agnieszka Pidek Weronika Haratym Joanna Kaczmarek Magdalena Sadyś The origin of pine pollen grains captured from air at Calypsobyen, Svalbard Polish Polar Research arctic spitsbergen pollen dispersal pinus spp. long distance transport |
| title | The origin of pine pollen grains captured from air at Calypsobyen, Svalbard |
| title_full | The origin of pine pollen grains captured from air at Calypsobyen, Svalbard |
| title_fullStr | The origin of pine pollen grains captured from air at Calypsobyen, Svalbard |
| title_full_unstemmed | The origin of pine pollen grains captured from air at Calypsobyen, Svalbard |
| title_short | The origin of pine pollen grains captured from air at Calypsobyen, Svalbard |
| title_sort | origin of pine pollen grains captured from air at calypsobyen svalbard |
| topic | arctic spitsbergen pollen dispersal pinus spp. long distance transport |
| url | https://journals.pan.pl/Content/124781/PDF/2023-03-PPR-06.pdf |
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