Estimating paleoatmospheric pCO2 during the Early Eocene Climatic Optimum from stomatal frequency of Ginkgo, Okanagan Highlands, British Columbia, Canada

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 293, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 120-131

  Smith, Robin Y ^a   Greenwood, David R ^b   Basinger, James F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b BRANDON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Eocene; Ginkgo; Okanagan Highlands; Paleoclimate; Stomatal frequency

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DECIDUOUS TREE; EOCENE; FOSSIL RECORD; PALEOATMOSPHERE; STOMATA;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; OKANAGAN HIGHLANDS;

GINKGO BILOBA;

EID: 77954216800     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2010.05.006     Document Type: Article

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