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Introducing a new (freeware) tool for palynology
Author(s) -
Bush Mark B.,
Weng Chengyu
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of biogeography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.7
H-Index - 158
eISSN - 1365-2699
pISSN - 0305-0270
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2006.01645.x
Subject(s) - taxon , herbarium , pollen , key (lock) , computer science , palynology , base (topology) , world wide web , ecology , database , geography , biology , mathematical analysis , mathematics
We present a multiple‐access key and searchable data base to Neotropical pollen that is available as freeware. The data base is based on FileMaker 5 and contains c . 6000 images of >1000 taxa. All pollen images are of acetolysed grains collected from vouchered herbarium specimens. The selection of taxa to be included in the data base is predicated upon their probable occurrence in lake sedimentary records, which in turn was based on their flower structure, sexual mechanisms and ecology. The multiple‐access key is a forgiving format as it can be used with incomplete data or where the researcher cannot decide between the choices offered. The data base is downloadable and is compatible with both Mac and PC platforms.