Thursday, June 26, 2008

Conference on plant life through the ages

Date: 16 November to 17 November 2008
Place: Lucknow
Themes include: Colonization, development and evolution of
early life on Earth; Floral succession, survival, extinction and
rejuvenation in geologic past; morphology, taxonomy and biotechnological
advancement in living plants; Palaeobotany: Systematic
and biodiversity; Coal forming vegetation, coal types
and coal seam correlation; Palaeopalynological succession and
spatial relationship; Tertiary flora and evolution of angiosperms;
Quaternary vegetation and forest history; Micropalaentology
and its application in hydrocarbon exploration;
Biostratigraphy and relative sea level changes; Phytogeography
and environmental impact of plants; Microbial and insect interaction
in plants; Dendrochronology and palaeoethnobotany;
Geological and biological factors responsible for ecosystem dynamic;
Relevance of palaeobotany in modern context.
Contact: Dr Ashwini Kumar Srivastava
Organizing Secretary
Conference on Plant Life Through The Ages
Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany
53, University Road
Lucknow 226 007, India
Phone: 91-522-2740159, 2740008

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