Coccolithophore cell size and the Paleogene decline in atmospheric CO2

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 269, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 576-584

  Henderiks, Jorijntje ^a   Pagani, Mark ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkenones; Cenozoic; Coccolith biometry; Coccolithophores; Evolution

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYTOPLANKTON;

ALKENONES; CARBON ISOTOPE FRACTIONATION;

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION;

ALKENONE; BIOMETRY; CARBON DIOXIDE; COCCOLITH; EOCENE; MIOCENE; PALEOATMOSPHERE;

HAPTOPHYCEAE;

EID: 43249125919     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2008.03.016     Document Type: Article

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