Reconstruction of light environment for pennsylvanian marattialean ferns: Insights from ftir analysis of living cyathea caracasana

Bulletin of Geosciences

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 361-365

  Zodrow, Erwin L ^a   Mastalerz, Maria ^b  

^a CAPE BRETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyatheaceae; Extant fern; Ftir; Phytochemistry; Sun leaves

Indexed keywords

FERN; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; LEAF; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PENNSYLVANIAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; RECONSTRUCTION;

CYATHEA CARACASANA; CYATHEACEAE; FILICOPHYTA; MARATTIALES;

EID: 77955320246     PISSN: 12141119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3140/bull.geosci.1193     Document Type: Article

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