The impact of oxidation on spore and pollen chemistry

Jardine, Phillip E.; Fraser, Wesley T.; Lomax, Barry H.; Gosling, William D.

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01 Jul 2015

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The impact of oxidation on spore and pollen chemistry

Phillip E. Jardine, Wesley T. Fraser, Barry H. Lomax, and William D. Gosling

Phillip E. Jardine

Department of Environment, Earth and Ecosystems, The Open University, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA, UK

Wesley T. Fraser

Department of Environment, Earth and Ecosystems, The Open University, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA, UK

Geography, Department of Social Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford OX3 0BP, UK

Barry H. Lomax

Agriculture and Environmental Science, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Leicestershire LE12 5RD, UK

William D. Gosling

Department of Environment, Earth and Ecosystems, The Open University, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA, UK

Palaeoecology & Landscape Ecology, Institute of Biodiversity & Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED), University of Amsterdam, 1090 GE Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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