Fossil finds: Lynne Quick and her team extract sediment to analyse pollen grains to assess changes in plant communities to establish vegetation histories. (Photo: Emil Von Maltitz)
Monitoring has focused on health risks, but palynologists are now using it to study climatic changes in various landscapes
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