Cenozoic paleotemperatures and leaf physiognomy - A European perspective

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 248, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 24-31

  Uhl, Dieter ^a,b   Klotz, Stefan ^b,c   Traiser, Christopher ^b   Thiel, Christine ^b   Utescher, Torsten ^d   Kowalski, Elizabeth ^e   Dilcher, David L ^e  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cenozoic; Europe; Leaf physiognomy; Nearest living relatives; Paleotemperatures

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC; CLIMATE CHANGE; FLORA; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEOGENE; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOGENE; PALEOTEMPERATURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ASIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FAR EAST; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 34147179832     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2006.11.005     Document Type: Article

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