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The 14th IMPR will be held July 14-19, 2025 in Barcelona, Spain
The updated First Circular is now available! Preregister now and submit your abstracts - the abstract deadline has been extended to 31st October 2024.
read moreICPM: Inter- and intra- observer variation in phytolith morphometry
Just published: Important new study on phytolith morphometry, including ICPM recommendations for standardization!
read moreNew Feature – IPS Envoys!
The IPS is delighted to introduce IPS Envoy posts, a new feature on the website designed to increase communication among phytolith researchers. Because the phytolith research community is so large and global, it is difficult to keep up with research conducted by laboratories outside one’s own region.
read moreWatch a video of the workshop on "Unravelling the Complex Relationship between Plant Physiology, Phytoliths, and the Environment"
Friday, June 7th, 2024 at Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona (Room 20.287).
Video Link!Latest IPS Envoy posts!
Check out the sixth post from Chinese Envoy Xinxin Zuo -- Dr. Li Rencheng's Phytolith Research in Southwest China.
IPS Envoy Posts!Announcing the Launch of PHYTO-CHAT-L!
We strongly encourage all phytolith researchers (IPS membership is not required) to join PHYTO-CHAT_L.
read moreWant to learn more about how to do Open Access phytolith science?
Check out the new Open Science Skills Clinics presented by ICOPS!
read moreThe new code for phytolith nomenclature, version 2.0 IS NOW published !
The paper with its supplementary material can be downloaded for free on the Annals of Botany website.
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Looking for the paper Mineralization of fossil wood by Buurman published in Scripta Geologica in 1972?
Join us and get access to pdfs of articles in the phytolith bibliography!