Stable-carbon isotope composition of Poaceae pollen: An assessment for reconstructing C3 and C4 grass abundance

Holocene

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 819-825

  Nelson, David M ^a   Feng, Sheng Hu ^a   Michener, Robert H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

13C; C3 and C4 grasses; Modern analogue; Palaeoecology; Palynology; Poaceae; Pollen; Prairie; Stable carbon isotope

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CARBON ISOTOPE; GRASS; PALEOECOLOGY; PALYNOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; POLLEN; PRAIRIE; STABLE ISOTOPE;

MINNESOTA; NORTH AMERICA; OLAF LAKE; UNITED STATES;

AMBROSIA; ARTEMISIA; POACEAE;

EID: 33750184159     PISSN: 09596836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0959683606hol974rp     Document Type: Article

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