Altitudinal variation in Ginkgo leaf characters: Clues to paleoelevation reconstruction

Science in China, Series D: Earth Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2040-2046

  Xie, San Ping ^a   Sun, Bai Nian ^a   Yan, De Fei ^a   Du, Bao Xia ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Altitude; Carbon isotope; Ginkgo; Leaf area; Leaf shape index; Middle Jurassic; Paleoelevation; Stomata

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPES; LEAF AREA; LEAF SHAPE; MIDDLE JURASSIC; PALEOELEVATION;

ISOTOPES;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ALTITUDE; CARBON ISOTOPE; ELEVATION; JURASSIC; LEAF AREA INDEX; RECONSTRUCTION; STOMATA;

CHINA; GANSU; LANZHOU;

GINKGO BILOBA;

EID: 77949404639     PISSN: 10069313     EISSN: 18622801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11430-009-0157-1     Document Type: Article

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