MCAS Miramar East Miramar, Phytolith (Other Keyword)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Linda Scott Cummings.

Two sites located in the MCAS Miramar East Miramar Area, CA-SDI-8339A and CA-SDI- 4335A, were sampled stratigraphically for phytoliths. Sediments at these sites were undifferentiated and phytolith samples were collected at 10 cm intervals to a total depth of 40 cm. Phytolith analysis was undertaken to identify possible changes in the local grass communities that might reflect paleoenvironmental changes through time.