Stable carbon isotope composition of Poaceae pollen and its potential in paleovegetational reconstructions

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 17-24

  Amundson, Ronald ^a   Evett, Rand R ^a   Jahren, A Hope ^b   Bartolome, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C3; C4; CARBON ISOTAPE; CARBON ISOTAPE RATIO; GRASS; PALAEOVEGETATION; POLLEN;

CHITINOZOA; POACEAE;

EID: 0031458539     PISSN: 00346667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0034-6667(97)00031-6     Document Type: Article

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