Carbon isotopic composition of Ambrosia and Artemisia pollen: Assessment of a C3-plant paleophysiological indicator

New Phytologist

Volumn 195, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 787-793

  Nelson, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambrosia; Artemisia; C3 photosynthesis; Carbon isotopes; Paleoecology; Physiology; Pollen; Spooling wire microcombustion device

Indexed keywords

BIOPOLYMER; CARBON; CAROTENOID; SPOROPOLLENIN;

CARBON ISOTOPE; DICOTYLEDON; GRASSLAND; HERBARIUM; HISTORICAL RECORD; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PALEOECOLOGY; PALYNOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POLLEN; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); VAPOR PRESSURE; VEGETATION HISTORY;

ARTEMISIA; ARTICLE; METABOLISM; PALEONTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; POLLEN; RAGWEED; SEASON; STANDARD;

AMBROSIA; ARTEMISIA; BIOPOLYMERS; CARBON; CARBON ISOTOPES; CAROTENOIDS; PALEONTOLOGY; PLANT LEAVES; POLLEN; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SEASONS;

AMBROSIA; AMBROSIA PSILOSTACHYA; AMBROSIA TOMENTOSA; ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA DRACUNCULUS; ARTEMISIA FRIGIDA; ARTEMISIA LUDOVICIANA;

EID: 84864559060     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2012.04219.x     Document Type: Article

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