Global vegetation change through the Miocene/Pliocene boundary

Global vegetation change through the Miocene/Pliocene boundary

Between 8 and 6 million years ago, there was a global increase in the biomass of plants using C4 photosynthesis as indicated by changes in the carbon isotope ratios of fossil tooth enamel in Asia, Africa and elsewhere.

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature (London) 1997-09, Vol.389 (6647), p.153-158
Hauptverfasser: Cerling, Thure E, Harris, John M, MacFadden, Bruce J, Leakey, Meave G, Quade, Jay, Eisenmann, Vera, Ehleringer, James R
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Carbon isotopes
Earth sciences
Earth, ocean, space
Exact sciences and technology
Flowers & plants
Fossils
Geology
Isotopes
Miocene
Paleobotany
Paleontology
Photosynthesis
Pliocene
Stratigraphy
Teeth
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Zusammenfassung:Between 8 and 6 million years ago, there was a global increase in the biomass of plants using C4 photosynthesis as indicated by changes in the carbon isotope ratios of fossil tooth enamel in Asia, Africa and elsewhere.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/38229