Very large plant and root traces from the Early to Middle Devonian: Implications for early terrestrial ecosystems and atmospheric p(CO2)

Geology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 143-146

  Elick, Jennifer M ^a   Driese, Steven G ^a   Mora, Claudia I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; ORGANIC CARBON;

ALLUVIAL DEPOSITS; DEVONIANS; LAND PLANTS; LARGE PLANTS; MIDDLE DEVONIAN; ORGANIC CARBON BURIAL; ROOT SYSTEM; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CARBON DIOXIDE; EMSIAN; ICHNOLOGY; PALEOECOLOGY; PLANT; ROOT; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM; TRACE FOSSIL; ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE; DEVONIAN; PALAEOECOLOGY; ROOT SYSTEM;

CANADA; GASPE BAY; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 0031972190     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1998)026<0143:VLPART>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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