Growth architecture and silhouette of Jurassic conifers from La Matilde Formation, Patagonia, Argentina

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 302, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 122-141

  Falaschi, Paula ^a,f   Grosfeld, Javier ^b,f   Zamuner, Alba B ^c,f   Foix, Nicolás ^d,f   Rivera, Stella M ^e  

^a Escuela Superior de Bosques   (Argentina)

^b Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente Bariloche   (Argentina)

^c FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS NATURALES Y MUSEO   (Argentina)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PATAGONIA SAN JUAN BOSCO   (Argentina)

^e FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS AGRARIAS Y FORESTALES   (Argentina)

^f Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas ^*  (Argentina)

Author keywords

Araucariaceae; Argentina; Jurassic; Patagonia; Vegetal architecture

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS TREE; DICOTYLEDON; GROWTH RATE; JURASSIC; MORPHOLOGY; PALEOBOTANY; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOZOIC; ROOT SYSTEM; TREE RING;

ARGENTINA; PATAGONIA;

ARAUCARIA; ARAUCARIACEAE; CONIFEROPHYTA; MIRABILIS; WALCHIACEAE;

EID: 79952734750     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2010.12.005     Document Type: Article

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