The European Pollen Database (EPD) is a freely available
database
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of
pollen
Pollen is a powdery substance produced by seed plants. It consists of pollen grains (highly reduced microgametophytes), which produce male gametes (sperm cells). Pollen grains have a hard coat made of sporopollenin that protects the gametoph ...
frequencies, past and present, in the larger
Europe
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an area.
The database is hosted by the
Institut Méditerranéen d'Ecologie et de la Biodiversité (IMBE).
Partners of the European Pollen Database
on the EPD web site.
References
* Fyfe, R. M. et al. (2009) ''The European Pollen Database: past efforts and current activities''. Vegetation History and Archaebotany 18:417-424 (Open Access)
External links
Home page of the European Pollen Database
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Online botany databases
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