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  • 标题:Distribution of phytoliths in plants: a review
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  • 作者:Rajat Sharma ; Vinod Kumar ; Rakesh Kumar
  • 期刊名称:Geology, Ecology, and Landscapes
  • 电子版ISSN:2474-9508
  • 出版年度:2019
  • 卷号:3
  • 期号:2
  • 页码:123-148
  • DOI:10.1080/24749508.2018.1522838
  • 语种:English
  • 出版社:Taylor & Francis Group
  • 摘要:ABSTRACTPhytoliths are ergastic siliceous substances present abundantly within intercellular spaces as well as inside the cells of numerous plants. Being made up of silica, they are nondegradable and hence found preserved as microfossils in various substrata. This property of phytoliths extends its significance in the field of paleobotany, geology, and archaeology. Soil analysis for eking out phytoliths has been often exercised for reconstructing paleophytogeography of extinct grasslands. Plants accumulate silica and convert them into crystals when their concentration reaches certain maxima. Deciphering the types of phytoliths at historically rich sites, we can predict the culture of ancient farming. Finding such peerless opulence of phytoliths in paleobotany, the present review was designed to compile the data of phytoliths in various plants. The data compiled in this review will help researchers tracing the link between phytoliths and its source plant at the target sites.
  • 关键词:KEYWORDSPhytolithsPteridaceaedry ashing method
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