POLLEN, MACROFLORAL, AND DIATOM ANALYSIS FROM PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT, ARIZONA
Author(s): Linda Scott Cummings; Kathryn Puseman; Barbara Winsborough
Year: 2001
Summary
Two sediment samples collected from a black, organic layer exposed in a trench at Pipe Spring National Monument, Arizona, were examined for pollen, diatoms, and/or macrofloral remains. This layer is believed to represent an intact, natural organic stratum that formed when water ponded at the mouth of the spring. Pollen, macrofloral, and diatom analyses will be used to define environmental information and local vegetation at the time this stratum was deposited. Pollen analysis provides evidence for both local and regional plants, while macrofloral analysis focuses on identification of local plants through recovery of seeds and woody fragments. Diatoms are often useful in providing paleoenvironmental information about aquatic habitats associated with springs and spring-fed lakes and streams. With the exception of high temperature hot springs, benthic diatoms are almost always present, attached to rocks, sand and pebbles, on the surface of silt and mud, and epiphytic on the surface of submerged algae and other aquatic vegetation.
Cite this Record
POLLEN, MACROFLORAL, AND DIATOM ANALYSIS FROM PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT, ARIZONA. Linda Scott Cummings, Kathryn Puseman, Barbara Winsborough. PRI Technical Report ,2001-036. 2001 ( tDAR id: 378688) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8HD7V2R
Keywords
Material
Macrobotanical
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Pollen
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Sediment
Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation
General
01-036
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Diatom Analysis
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Macrobotanical Analysis
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Pollen Analysis
Geographic Keywords
Arizona (State / Territory)
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Kaibab Indian Reservation
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Pipe Springs National Monument, Arizona
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Yavapai (County)
Spatial Coverage
min long: -112.909; min lat: 36.755 ; max long: -112.537; max lat: 37.001 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute
Record Identifiers
PRI Technical Report(s): 01-036
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