Assertion: living diatom | /r/CapableOf | use transfer functions
Facets:
value: to produce accurate palaeonvironmental reconstructions
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Living diatoms often have specific salinity, temperature and other environmental tolerences, this together with the fact that a high proportion of fossil genera and species are still extant, makes it possible to use transfer functions to produce accurate palaeonvironmental reconstructions.