Interpreting environmental and biological signals from the stable carbon isotope composition of fossilized organic and inorganic carbon

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 154, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 303-309

  Beerling, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon; Carbon dioxide; Palaeosols; Photosynthesis; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; PALAEOSOL; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

EID: 0030855367     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/gsjgs.154.2.0303     Document Type: Article

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