TY - JOUR
AU1 - BEERLING, D. J.
AU2 - WOODWARD, F. I.
AB - Ecophysiological information on the responses of plants to past global environmental changes may be obtained from Quaternary fossil leaves by measurements of (i) stomatal density, (ii) stomatal dimensions and (iii) 13C discrimination (Δ13C). The stomatal density and stomatal dimensions of leaves can be used to calculate stomatal conductance, while leaf Δ13C values provide independent information on stomatal conductance and plant water use efficiency. In this paper, stomatal conductance is calculated for a sequence of radiocarbon dated fossil leaves of Salix herbacea L. which, together with herbarium and fresh material, represents a time‐series spanning from the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) (16500 yr BP) to the present day. The calculated values were then tested against leaf Δ13C values previously reported for the same material.
TI - Ecophysiological responses of plants to global environmental change since the Last Glacial Maximum
JF - New Phytologist
DO - 10.1111/j.1469-8137.1993.tb03914.x
DA - 1993-11-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wiley/ecophysiological-responses-of-plants-to-global-environmental-change-NIa1mqeaiL
SP - 641
EP - 648
VL - 125
IS - 3
DP - DeepDyve
ER -