The stomatal CO2 proxy does not saturate at high atmospheric CO2 concentrations: Evidence from stomatal index responses of Araucariaceae conifers

Oecologia

Volumn 167, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 11-19

  Haworth, Matthew ^a   Elliott Kingston, Caroline ^b   McElwain, Jennifer C ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Agathis; Araucaria; Palaeo CO2 ; Stomatal index; Wollemia

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONIFEROUS TREE; FOSSIL RECORD; INDEX METHOD; MESOZOIC; OPTIMIZATION; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

AGATHIS (CONIFER); AGATHIS AUSTRALIS; ARAUCARIA; ARAUCARIA ANGUSTIFOLIA; ARAUCARIA BIDWILLII; ARAUCARIA COLUMNARIS; ARAUCARIA HETEROPHYLLA; ARAUCARIACEAE; CONIFEROPHYTA; WOLLEMIA; WOLLEMIA NOBILIS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONIFER; FOSSIL; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT STOMA;

ATMOSPHERE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONIFEROPHYTA; FOSSILS; PLANT STOMATA;

EID: 80051668959     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-011-1969-1     Document Type: Article

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