Fungal spores in Caribbean mangrove sediments, dataset from southeastern Mexico

Most paleoecological investigations use different biotic or abiotic proxies for climate and environmental reconstructions. Although fossil pollen is one of the most used biological proxies, Non-Pollen Palynomorphs (NPPs), especially fungal spores and tissues, have an underestimated potential to infe...

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Main Authors: Cynthia Karina Can-Canales, Gerald A. Islebe, Alicia Carrillo-Bastos, Nuria Torrescano-Valle, Alejandro Antonio Aragón-Moreno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-12-01
Series:Data in Brief
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352340923007163
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Summary:Most paleoecological investigations use different biotic or abiotic proxies for climate and environmental reconstructions. Although fossil pollen is one of the most used biological proxies, Non-Pollen Palynomorphs (NPPs), especially fungal spores and tissues, have an underestimated potential to infer local and regional climate dynamics. This dataset describes the most common Non-pollen palynomorphs of fungal origin from mangrove sediments in the Caribbean Sea, southeastern Mexico. A detailed descriptive Atlas is presented, with light micrographs taken from routine pollen slides in paleoecological reconstructions. Microphotographs were included to facilitate their identification. A total of 59 spores, 4 tissues, 2 hyphae, and 11 unidentified fungal palynomorphs are described.
ISSN:2352-3409