Title:
Phytoliths : applications in earth sciences and human history / edited by Jean Dominique Meunier, Fabrice Colin.
Author:
Meunier, Jean Dominique, 1959-
Colin, Fabrice, 1955-
General Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Review paper -- Curmudgeon's view of grass phytolithology / P.C. Twiss -- 1: Phytoliths in paleoclimatology and paleoecology -- New 100,000-year phytolith record from the Columbia Basin, Washington, USA / M. Blinnikov, et al. -- Phytolith record in soils interstratified with late quaternary tephras overlying the eastern region of Towada volcano, Japan / T. Sase, M. Hosono -- Evidence for land use history by opal phytolith analysis: examples from the central african tropics (Eastern Kivu, D.R. Congo) / F. Runge -- 2: Phytoliths, diet and health -- Use of inflorescence phytoliths from the Triticeae in food science / M.J. Hodson, et al. -- Method for examination of exogenous deposits on dental surfaces / P.F. Puech, et al. -- Comparison between the distribution of dental micro-striations and plant material included in the calculus of human teeth / L. Buchet, et al. -- 3: Archaeological structures and ancient agriculture -- Cultural behavior and botanical history: phytolith analysis in small places and narrow intervals / I. Rovner -- Elements occluded within phytoliths / D.M. Hart -- Characterization of organic compounds in phytoliths: improving the resolving power of phytolith [deltaم13]C as a tool for palaeoecological reconstruction of C3 and C4 grasses / F.A. Smith, K.B. Anderson -- Individual characterization of phytoliths: experimental approach and consequences on paleoenvironment understanding / Pironon J., et al. -- 5: Soil-plant interactions -- Silicon and aluminium codeposition in the cell wall phytoliths of gymnosperm leaves / A.G. Sangster, M.J. Hodson -- Relation between silica and organic matter in a soil: an ultrastructural study / F. Watteau, et al. -- Phytoliths assemblages in podzol and podzolic soils of the south-west coast of Ohotsk sea / A.A. Bobrov, E.K. Bobrova -- Prospects for phytolith study on quaternary laterite in South China / W.M. Wang, et al.
Publisher:
A.A. Balkema Publishers,
Publication Place:
Lisse [Netherlands] ; Exton, PA :
ISBN:
905809345X
9789058093455
Subject:
Phytoliths.
Phytoliths.
Fytolieten.
Fitologia.
Paleoclimatologia.
Paleoecologia.
Geoarqueologia.
Aufsatzsammlung.
Phytolith.
Contents:
Curmudgeon's view of grass phytolithology / New 100,000-year phytolith record from the Columbia Basin, Washington, USA / Phytolith record in soils interstratified with late quaternary tephras overlying the eastern region of Towada volcano, Japan / Evidence for land use history by opal phytolith analysis: examples from the central african tropics (Eastern Kivu, D.R. Congo) / Use of inflorescence phytoliths from the Triticeae in food science / Method for examination of exogenous deposits on dental surfaces / Comparison between the distribution of dental micro-striations and plant material included in the calculus of human teeth / Cultural behavior and botanical history: phytolith analysis in small places and narrow intervals / Elements occluded within phytoliths / Characterization of organic compounds in phytoliths: improving the resolving power of phytolith [deltaم13]C as a tool for palaeoecological reconstruction of C3 and C4 grasses / Individual characterization of phytoliths: experimental approach and consequences on paleoenvironment understanding / Silicon and aluminium codeposition in the cell wall phytoliths of gymnosperm leaves / Relation between silica and organic matter in a soil: an ultrastructural study / Phytoliths assemblages in podzol and podzolic soils of the south-west coast of Ohotsk sea / Prospects for phytolith study on quaternary laterite in South China /
Physical Description:
378 pages : illustrations, maps ;
Formatted Contents Note:
Review paper -- 1: Phytoliths in paleoclimatology and paleoecology -- 2: Phytoliths, diet and health -- 3: Archaeological structures and ancient agriculture -- 5: Soil-plant interactions --
Electronic Location:
http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=009738884&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA
http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0916/2001046103-d.html
Publication Date:
أ2001.
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