Taxonomy, floristics (what grows where), and morphology will be
essential. There is also much to be learned from the anthropology
folks--palynology, identification of seed and fragment remains, etc.
What a fascinating area of study!
Monique Reed
> Dear plant-ed folks:
>> I have a student who is interested in forensic botany. How would she get a
> start in this field? She's a very good student and is planning on going to
> graduate school with this field in mind but she's unsure of where to start.
>> Roxanne
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> Roxanne H. Fisher rfisher at chatham.edu> Assistant Professor of Biology phone (412)365-1893
> Chatham College fax (412)365-1505
> Woodland Road
> Pittsburgh, PA 15232
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