Pollen methods and studies. Databases and their application

Authors
  • T. Giesecke
  • A.-M. Lézine
  • H. Takahara
  • J.W. Williams
Publication date 2013
Host editors
  • S.A. Elias
  • C.J. Mock
Book title Encyclopedia of Quaternary Science
ISBN
  • 9780444536433
Series Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences
Edition 2nd
Pages (from-to) 831-838
Publisher Amsterdam: Elsevier
Organisations
  • Faculty of Science (FNWI) - Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED)
Abstract
During the past 20 years, several pollen database cooperatives have been established. These databases are now constituent databases of the Neotoma Paleoecology Database, a public domain, multiproxy, relational database designed for Quaternary-Pliocene fossil data and modern surface samples. The pollen database cooperatives have set standards for data quality control and for taxonomic nomenclature and synonymy. The Neotoma database is a secure archive for palynological data, and it is essential cyberinfrastructure for paleoenvironmental research. Applications range in scale from local studies to global-scale biome mapping and paleoclimatic reconstructions.
Document type Chapter
Language English
Published at https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-444-53643-3.00174-6
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