Opaline and Al-Si phytoliths from a tropical mire system of West Malaysia: Abundance, habit, elemental composition, preservation and significance

Chemical Geology

Volumn 200, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 267-292

  Wüst, Raphael A J ^a   Bustin, R Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diatoms; Geochemistry; Nutrient cycling; Phytoliths; Tropical peat

Indexed keywords

BIOGENIC MINERAL; HOLOCENE; MIRE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; OPAL; PEAT; PHYTOLITH; PLANT; VEGETATION TYPE;

MALAYSIA; TASEK BERA;

EID: 0141925186     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(03)00196-7     Document Type: Article

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