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Terrestrial plant-Si and environmental changes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 July 2018

J. D. Meunier,
F. Guntzer,
S. Kirman and
C. Keller
J. D. Meunier
Affiliation:
CEREGE, Aix-Marseille University, CNRS, BP 80, F13545 Aix-en-Provence Cedex 4, France
F. Guntzer
Affiliation:
CEREGE, Aix-Marseille University, CNRS, BP 80, F13545 Aix-en-Provence Cedex 4, France
S. Kirman
Affiliation:
CEREGE, Aix-Marseille University, CNRS, BP 80, F13545 Aix-en-Provence Cedex 4, France
C. Keller
Affiliation:
CEREGE, Aix-Marseille University, CNRS, BP 80, F13545 Aix-en-Provence Cedex 4, France
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Abstract

The importance of silica in terrestrial land plants has been recognized since the middle of the 19th century with applications in agronomy and palaeovegetation reconstruction. In this presentation, we will review the latest advances in our understanding of phytolith formation and present a few examples of applications in the field of global environmental changes.

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Mineralogical Magazine , Volume 72 , Issue 1 , February 2008, pp. 263 - 267
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Copyright © The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 2008

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