Stomatal index of Ginkgo biloba as a proxy for atmospheric CO2

This thesis presents a new calibration of the Ginkgo stomatal index as a proxy for atmospheric CO2 concentrations using leaves from modern Ginkgo biloba herbarium specimens. Scanning electron images were obtained to count stomates and cells on leaves collected between 1829 and 2015. Average stomat...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Conde, Giselle
Other Authors: Retallack, Gregory
Language:en_US
Published: University of Oregon 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1794/20716