The impact of oxidation on spore and pollen chemistry

Journal of Micropalaeontology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 139-149

  Jardine, Phillip E ^a   Fraser, Wesley T ^a,b   Lomax, Barry H ^c   Gosling, William D ^a,d  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

FTIR; Oxidation; Palynology; Sporopollenin; Ultraviolet B

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; MICROPALEONTOLOGY; NITRIC ACID; OXIDATION; PALEOCLIMATE; PALYNOLOGY; POLLEN; SPORE; TAXONOMY; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

LYCOPODIUM; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 84940454792     PISSN: 0262821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/jmpaleo2014-022     Document Type: Article

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