Quantification of UV-B flux through time using UV-B-absorbing compounds contained in fossil Pinus sporopollenin

New Phytologist

Volumn 192, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 553-560

  Willis, K J ^a,b   Feurdean, A ^a,c   Birks, H J B ^a,b,e   Bjune, A E ^d   Breman, E ^a   Broekman, R ^f   Grytnes, J A ^b   New, M ^a,g   Singarayer, J S ^h   Rozema, J ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^d BJERKNES CENTRE FOR CLIMATE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^h UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fossil pollen; Holocene; P coumaric acid (pCA); Pinus spp.; Ultraviolet absorbing compounds; UV B radiation

Indexed keywords

BIOPOLYMER; CAROTENOID; COUMARIC ACID; SPOROPOLLENIN;

CONIFEROUS TREE; FOSSIL RECORD; HOLOCENE; POLLEN; RECONSTRUCTION; SOLAR RADIATION; TIMESCALE; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; EUROPE; FOSSIL; LIGHT; METABOLISM; PINE; POLLEN; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ABSORPTION; BIOPOLYMERS; CAROTENOIDS; COUMARIC ACIDS; EUROPE; FOSSILS; LIGHT; PINUS; POLLEN; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

BERGEN; HORDALAND; NORWAY;

EID: 80053253544     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2011.03815.x     Document Type: Article

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