Ecosystem Transformation (), 54-68

On the formation of pollen assemblages of allergenic plants in the city of Ulyanovsk (Russia)

Ulendeeva D.A., Blagoveshchenskaya N.V. 

Phytocenoses and spore-pollen spectra of surface soil layers were analysed in the time span from 2020 to 2023 in all zones of the city of Ulyanovsk, including recreational, residential, industrial, and educational wellbeing spaces. This study identified 139 allergenic plant species, 69 of which were moderately and highly allergenic. The overwhelming majority of them are found in the recreational zone (67). Somewhat fewer were identified from the residential (44) and educational zones (38). The highest content of tree and shrub pollen in soil samples is observed in the recreational and industrial zones, while most cereals were identified in the industrial zone, and Chenopodiaceae – in the residential zone. Nettle pollen is found in all zones, while sedge and plantain – in the residential and recreational zones, and forbs – in the recreational zone. A higher rate of occurrence of pollen in relation to the pollen-producing plants is characteristic of representatives of the families Pinaceae, Brassicaceae, Amaranthaceae, Chenopodiaceae, Plantaginaceae, Betulaceae, Urticaceae, Polygonaceae, Asteraceae, as well as the genera Salix spp. and Artemisia spp. For the subrecent spectra for families Poaceae, Cyperaceae, Rosaceae, and Tiliaceae, the frequency and abundance of pollen and pollen-producing plants in phytocenoses is approximately equal. Furthermore, pollen from representatives of these families is found in spectra even outside their native habitats. Therefore, there is a significant risk of seasonal hay fever (pollinosis) throughout the snowless period. It is recommended to carefully review the species composition of plants used in urban landscaping.

D. A. Ulendeeva
Ulyanovsk State University
Lva Tolstogo St. 42, Ulyanovsk, 432017 Russia


N. V. Blagoveshchenskaya
Ulyanovsk State University
Lva Tolstogo St. 42, Ulyanovsk, 432017 Russia

blago173@mail.ru

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