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Fungal spores in Caribbean mangrove sediments, dataset from southeastern Mexico.

ABSTRACT: Most paleoecological investigations use different biotic or abiotic proxies for climate and environmental reconstructions. Although fossil pollen is one of the most used biological proxies, Non-Pollen Palynomorphs (NPPs), especially fungal spores and tissues, have an underestimated potential to infer local and regional climate dynamics. This dataset describes the most common Non-pollen palynomorphs of fungal origin from mangrove sediments in the Caribbean Sea, southeastern Mexico. A detailed descriptive Atlas is presented, with light micrographs taken from routine pollen slides in paleoecological reconstructions. Microphotographs were included to facilitate their identification. A total of 59 spores, 4 tissues, 2 hyphae, and 11 unidentified fungal palynomorphs are described.

SUBMITTER: Can-Canales CK

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10562659 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Fungal spores in Caribbean mangrove sediments, dataset from southeastern Mexico.

Can-Canales Cynthia Karina CK Islebe Gerald A GA Carrillo-Bastos Alicia A Torrescano-Valle Nuria N Aragón-Moreno Alejandro Antonio AA

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Most paleoecological investigations use different biotic or abiotic proxies for climate and environmental reconstructions. Although fossil pollen is one of the most used biological proxies, Non-Pollen Palynomorphs (NPPs), especially fungal spores and tissues, have an underestimated potential to infer local and regional climate dynamics. This dataset describes the most common Non-pollen palynomorphs of fungal origin from mangrove sediments in the Caribbean Sea, southeastern Mexico. A detailed des ...[more]

PMID: 37822889

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Fungal spores in Caribbean mangrove sediments, dataset from southeastern Mexico.

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Fungal spores in Caribbean mangrove sediments, dataset from southeastern Mexico.

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