Globular phytoliths have been mainly assigned to palms, woody trees, and other
monocotyledon families from tropical regions. The lack of detailed descriptions of this …

Background and aims An overlooked fraction of the terrestrial carbon (C) pool is that
associated with biogenic silica deposited in plants (phytoliths), so-called PhytOC. This …

Abstract The Southern Montane Forest-Grassland mosaic ecosystem in the humid
subtropics southern Rift Valley of Africa comprised the environmental context for a large …

This paper describes topsoil phytolith assemblages from 25 loci underneath miombo
woodlands on an eco-transect intersecting the Mozambican Rift along a geographical …

Context Phytoliths constitute an important source of silicon in terrestrial and aquatic
ecosystems. Schoenoplectus californicus (CA Mey.) Soják (Cyperaceae) is an important …

Abstract The Argentinean Mesopotamian region is a plain limited by large rivers, with an
interesting environment history and climate changes, especially during late Neogene and …

A first analysis of airborne phytoliths was carried out in Mar del Plata, Argentina. Its primary
aims were to characterize the phytolith morphotypes present in the atmosphere, to quantify …

Although phytoliths constitute part of the wetland suspended load, there are few studies
focused on the quantification of them in the biogenic silica (BSi) pool. So, the aim of this …

The detection of areas suitable for hominins during late Pleistocene drought intervals is
currently a priority for Middle Stone Age research. Predicting the location of populations and …

Halmyris (Murighiol, Tulcea County, Romania) is one of the most important Roman
settlements located in the inferior sector of the Danube Delta, in the easternmost part of …