Seed phytoliths in West African Commelinaceae and their potential for palaeoecological studies

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 298, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 300-310

  Eichhorn, Barbara ^a   Neumann, Katharina ^a   Garnier, Aline ^b  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

Author keywords

Cyperaceae; Marantaceae; Palaeoecology; Phytolith systematics; Weeds; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; HERB; HERBARIUM; HOLOCENE; MONOCOTYLEDON; PALEOBOTANY; PALEOECOLOGY; PHYTOLITH; PLANT COMMUNITY; TAXONOMY; WEED; WETLAND;

WEST AFRICA;

COMMELINACEAE; CYPERACEAE; MARANTACEAE;

EID: 78649796279     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2010.10.004     Document Type: Article

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