Impacts of air pollution and climate change on floral VOC signals
This data collection contains modelled and experimental datasets, used to investigate how air pollution and changes in climate may impact the floral scents that pollinators use to locate flowers (Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)). The data collection includes GIS shapefiles of modelled data (surface ozone, ozone flux (POD1IAM), nitrogen dioxide) from the global EMEP (European Monitoring and Evaluation Programme) chemical transport model, with a seasonal average value calculated for the grassland growing season (mid-April to mid-July), for the USA and UK, per 1° by 1° grid cell, for the year 2018. Further data files include experimental data on flower number and flower size of UK wildflowers following ozone and warming treatments, collected in 2021 at the UKCEH solardome site in North Wales, UK. Hourly data on ozone concentration and meteorological conditions in the solardomes are also provided.