The relationship between vegetation and δ13C value of tooth enamel in two kinds of meadows, northern China

Bulletin of Mineralogy Petrology and Geochemistry

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 104-107

  Li, Yu Mei ^a   Liu, Dong Sheng ^a   Han, Jia Mao ^a   Hong, Ye Tang ^b   Zhu, Yong Xuan ^b   Dong, Li Min ^b   Peng, Jian Hua ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

13C; C4 biomass; Meadow; Paleovegetation; Xinlinguole

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; ENAMEL; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MAMMAL; PALEOCLIMATE; TOOTH; VEGETATION;

CHINA;

EID: 0038306901     PISSN: 10072802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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