Changes in atmospheric CO2 concentrations and climate from the Late Eocene to Early Miocene: Palaeobotanical reconstruction based on fossil floras from Saxony, Germany

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 205, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 43-67

  Roth Nebelsick, A ^a   Utescher, T ^b   Mosbrugger, V ^a   Diester Haass, L ^c   Walther, H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d Landesmuseum des Freistaates Sachsen ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Leaves; Neogene; Palaeoclimatology; Palaeogene; Stomatal density index

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; EOCENE; PALEOATMOSPHERE; PALEOBOTANY; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; STOMATA;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; SAXONY;

LAUROPHYLLUM;

EID: 1842433539     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2003.11.014     Document Type: Article

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