Leaf stomatal frequency in the Australian tropical rainforest tree Neolitsea dealbata (Lauraceae) as a proxy measure of atmospheric pCO2

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 196, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 375-393

  Greenwood, David R ^a   Scarr, Mark J ^a   Christophel, David C ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

Author keywords

Australia; Carbon dioxide; Lauraceae; Stomatal index; Tropical rainforest

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; LEAF; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; RAINFOREST; STOMATA;

AUSTRALIA;

DICOTYLEDONEAE; GINKGO; GYMNOSPERMAE; LAURACEAE; LITSEA; NEOLITSEA; NEOLITSEA DEALBATA;

EID: 0042968641     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-0182(03)00465-6     Document Type: Article

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