Aluminum in the opal silica reticule of phytolithis: A new tool in palaeoecological studies

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 346-351

  Carnelli, Adriana L ^a   Madella, Marco ^b   Theurillat, Jean Paul ^c,d   Ammann, Brigitta ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c Ctr Alpien de Phytogeographie   (Switzerland)

^d Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques de la Ville de Genève ^*  (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alps; Aluminum; Coniferae; Cyperaceae Ericaceae; Gramineae; Opal; X ray microanalysis

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; PALEOECOLOGY; SILICA; X-RAY;

CONIFEROPHYTA; CYPERACEAE; ERICACEAE; POACEAE;

EID: 0036189279     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.89.2.346     Document Type: Article

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