Was atmospheric CO2 capped at 1000 ppm over the past 300 million years?

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 441, Issue , 2016, Pages 653-658

  McElwain, J C ^a   Montanez I ^b   White, J D ^c   Wilson, J P ^d   Yiotis, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d HAVERFORD COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Carbon isotopes; CO2 proxy; Photosynthesis; Plant assimilation; Stomata

Indexed keywords

ASSIMILATION EFFICIENCY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON ISOTOPE; PALEOCLIMATE; PHANEROZOIC; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE;

EID: 84949730569     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2015.10.017     Document Type: Article

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