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Unveiling Ancient Climates with Phytoliths: Insights from the Kashmir Himalaya Dr Irfan Rashid – Department of Botany, University of Kashmir Temporal vegetation patterns provide key insights into past climatic shifts, and […]

Main Research Morphology and formation To reveal phytolith morphology changes in the plant-soil system, the seasonal variations of dissolved Si and phytoliths in the plant-soil system were studied on a

The Russian Association of Phytolith Researchers (RAP) was founded in 2014 by Alexandra Golyeva and Denis Gavrilov. At the same time, a regional community website was created: https://www.фитолит.рф/ru/. The main

The main academic contributions achieved are reflected in the following three aspects: 1. Breakthroughs in paleoanimal diet and paleoecology research 1.1 Phytolith evidence reveals the origin of angiosperm leaf-eating habits

Following our last post, this publication showcases more information about young Latin America scientists across the field of phytolith research, highlighting their ongoing work. Argentina Álvaro José Alavar – Universidad

India Dr Vivek Pandi – Manipal Centre for Natural Sciences (MCNS), Manipal Academy of Higher Education Research Title:  Spatial Distribution and Reliability of Grass Phytolith Assemblages Across Elevation and Vegetation

This post showcases the contributions of young scientists across Latin America in the field of phytolith research, highlights the ongoing work of undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral students of different courses,

The efforts of Latin America’s pioneers in phytolith studies have led to groundbreaking discoveries and inspired a growing community of scientists. Their research has yielded profound insights into various environmental

Laboratory Introduction: Established in the 1990s, the Phytolith Laboratory is China’s pioneering facility dedicated to phytolith research, equipped with advanced instruments for analysing pollen, phytoliths, calcium oxalate crystals, and starch

After an informal survey questionnaire with colleagues from South American countries such as Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Uruguay, we obtained some data that allows us to gain an understanding