Can C3 plants faithfully record the carbon isotopic composition of atmospheric carbon dioxide?

Paleobiology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 137-164

  Arens, Nan Crystal ^a   Jahren, A Hope ^b   Amundson, Ronald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CARBON DIOXIDE; GEOCHEMISTRY; PLANT;

EMBRYOPHYTA; POACEAE;

EID: 0034068179     PISSN: 00948373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/0094-8373(2000)026<0137:CCPFRT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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