Arborescent lycopsid productivity and lifespan: Constraining the possibilities

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology

Volumn 227, Issue , 2016, Pages 97-110

  Boyce, C Kevin ^a   DiMichele, William A ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Carboniferous; Lepidodendron; Lepidophloios; Oldest palm; Sigillaria; Stigmaria

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CARBONIFEROUS; EVERGREEN TREE; FOSSIL RECORD; GROWTH RATE; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; PALEOBOTANY; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PHYTOMASS;

LEPIDOPHLOIOS; LYCOPODIOPSIDA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; SIGILLARIA; STIGMARIA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 84960805119     PISSN: 00346667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2015.10.007     Document Type: Article

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