Comment on the paper in Quaternary International: "Methodological concerns for analysis of phytolith assemblages: Does count size matter?" (C.A.E. Strömberg)

Quaternary International

Volumn 193, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 141-142

  Alexandre, A ^a   Bremond L ^b  

^a CEREGE   (France)

^b PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; FOSSIL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; PALEOBOTANY; PHYTOLITH;

EID: 57149143605     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2008.03.015     Document Type: Note

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