Climate-independent paleoaltimetry using stomatal density in fossil leaves as a proxy for CO2 partial pressure: Comment

Geology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2005, Pages

  Johnson, Daniel M ^a   Smith, William K ^a   Silman, Miles R ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTIMETRY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE VARIATION; FOSSIL RECORD; PALEOCLIMATE; PARTIAL PRESSURE; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE;

EID: 47249087582     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 19432682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613-33.1.e82     Document Type: Note

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