Intra-tree variability in wood anatomy and its implications for fossil wood systematics and palaeoclimatics studies

Palaeontology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 171-183

  Falcon Lang, Howard J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Fossil wood; Growth ring; Palaeoclimate; Systematics

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; FOSSIL; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; WOOD;

ABIES; ABIES BALSAMEA;

EID: 13344280327     PISSN: 00310239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4983.2004.00429.x     Document Type: Article

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