Silicon, oxygen and carbon isotope composition of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) phytoliths: Implications for palaeoecology and archaeology

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 331-339

  Hodson, Martin J ^a   Parker, Adrian G ^a   Leng, Melanie J ^b,c   Sloane, Hilary J ^b  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon; Isotopes; Oxygen; Silicon; Wheat

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION RATE; ARCHAEOLOGY; CARBON; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; OXYGEN; PALEOECOLOGY; PHYTOLITH; SILICON; WHEAT;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 70350172714     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: 10991417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.1176     Document Type: Article

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