Year: 2005
Type: article
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Phytoliths (microscopic opal silica particles produced in and between the cells of many plants) are a very resilient, often-preserved type of microfossil and today, phytolith analysis is widely used in palaeoenvironmental studies, botany, geology and archaeology. To date there has been little standardization in the way phytoliths are described and classified. SCOPE: This paper presents the first International Code for Phytolith Nomenclature (ICPN), proposing an easy to follow, internationally accepted protocol to describe and name phytoliths.
Source: Annals of Botany
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mci172
Authors: M. MADELLA, A. ALEXANDRE, T. BALL
Institutions: University of Cambridge, Brigham Young University
Language: English
Subfield: Plant Science
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $3,617
OpenAlex ID: W87185627