Radiocarbon bomb spike reveals biological effects of antarctic climate change

Global Change Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 301-310

  Clarke, Laurence J ^a,b   Robinson, Sharon A ^a   Hua, Quan ^c   Ayre, David J ^a   Fink, David ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antarctic moss; Climate change; Growth rate; Ozone depletion; Radiocarbon; Stable isotopes; Vestfold Hills; Water availability; Windmill Islands

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTA; CERATODON PURPUREUS;

EID: 85023776625     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2011.02560.x     Document Type: Article

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