Web Directory

» American Association of Stratigraphic Palynologists
   A non-profit organization that promotes education and research in the science of palynology, the study of spores, pollen and certain algae.
   http://www.palynology.org

» Canadian Association of Palynologists
   Covers all branches of palynology from the Paleozoic through the Quaternary.
   http://www.scirpus.ca/cap/cap.shtml

» Collegium Palynologicum Scandinavicum
   A society of palynologists in the Scandinavian countries. Publishes the journal GRANA, World Pollen and Spore Flora (WPSF) and the newsletter Palynonytt.
   http://palyno.net/

» Florida Museum of Natural History
   Paleobotanical and palynological holdings of the museum. Site contains type collection information, publications data and image gallery.
   http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/natsci/paleobotany/paleobotany.htm#Top

» Forensic Palynology
   Article on the use of Palynology in criminal investigations.
   http://www.crimeandclues.com/pollen.htm

» Glossary of Pollen and Spore Terminology
   Online version of a glossary created to summarise and explain palynological terminology.
   http://www.biol.ruu.nl/~palaeo/glossary/glos-int.htm

» History of Palynology
   Provides a historical perspective to the microscopic study of spores and pollen grains and their comparison with the organically preserved plant remains from the Carboniferous, Permian and Triassic coals.
   http://www.palynology.org/history/jansonmcgrgrhist.html

» NOAA Paleoclimatology Program - Modern and Fossil Pollen Data
   A searchable collection of pollen data from around the world
   http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/pollen.html

» PalDat
   Searchable palynological database from the Department of Ultrastructure Research and Palynology, University of Vienna, Austria.
   http://paldat.botanik.univie.ac.at/

» PalDat: Palynological Database
   Provides a database and comprehensive resource on pollen and palynology.
   http://www.paldat.org/

» Paleopalynology at the University of Calgary
   Studies of fossil pollen, spores, algae. Site has images and links.
   http://www.geo.ucalgary.ca/~macrae/palynology/

» Palynology
   Information from Wikipedia on this branch of science that studies organic microfossils including pollen and spores, its history, methods of study and applications.
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palynology

» Palynology Group of The Micropalaeontological Society
   Group report.
   http://www.nhm.ac.uk/hosted_sites/tms/paly.htm

» Palynology and Organic Petrology
   Worldwide research and consultancy in palynology and organic petrology at Trinity College Dublin, especially on the Devonian and Carboniferous. Ph.D. projects and publications.
   http://www.tcd.ie/Geology/Staff/gclayton/index.html

» Palynology at the University of Arizona
   Featuring links, definitions, illustrations, and a "Pollen Grain of the Month".
   http://www.geo.arizona.edu/palynology/

» Popweb: Corylus avellana (Hazel)
   Information on the common hazel, the first of the temperate deciduous forest trees to immigrate, establish itself and then become abundant in the postglacial period.
   http://www.geog.qmul.ac.uk/popweb/corylus/palaeo.htm

» Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Palynology
   Provides information on current research into the study of pollen which provides important information about plant taxonomy, evolution, pollination and plant breeding.
   http://www.kew.org/science/palyn.html

» World Wide Web Sites for Palynologists
   A collection of Palynology links.
   http://www.scirpus.ca/cap/links/websites.htm