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Spores and
Pollen
Pollen and spores are critical parts of the life cycles of vascular and, because they have very resistant walls, pollen and spores typically are the most abundant, easily identifiable, and best preserved plant remains in sediments and sedimentary rocks. Therefore, their presence and abundance in sediments can be used as a proxy indicator for composition of plant communities growing at and around a site over both recent and geologic time.
What are Spores and Poll ...
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