Variability of stomatal density and index in the Upper Permian conifer Quadrocladus Mädler - A taphonomical case study

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 218, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 205-215

  Uhl, Dieter ^a,c   Kerp, Hans ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Conifers; Cuticles; Stomatal density; Stomatal index; Taphonomy; Upper Permian

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PERMIAN; STOMATA; TAPHONOMY;

CONIFEROPHYTA; QUADROCLADUS;

EID: 14744279948     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2004.12.015     Document Type: Article

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