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Analysis of Tertiary age fossil wood and leaves collected from Seymour Island, Antarctic Peninsula

Samples of early Tertiary age fossil wood and leaves were collected from Seymour Island, Antarctic Peninsula, in 2001. Fossils from Palaeogene strata were studied to determine the nature of vegetation response to the fundamental change from greenhouse to icehouse climates in Antarctica. Palaeoclimate data was derived using CLAMP (Climate Leaf Analysis Multivariate Program) and several Leaf Margin Analysis (LMA) techniques based on the physiognomic properties of the leaves. Climate interpretation of the fossils produced new data on terrestrial climate change at high latitudes and were used to test and validate climate models, and to establish whether climate-induced changes in biodiversity occurred in a gradual or punctuated manner.

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2008-01-22
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2008-01-22
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2008-01-22
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2008-01-22
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  University of Leeds - Francis, Professor Jane ( Researcher )
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  NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre
British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road , Cambridge , Cambridgeshire , CB3 0ET , United Kingdom
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Paleoclimate > Land Records > Microfossils
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Paleoclimate > Land Records > Pollen
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Paleoclimate > Land Records > Tree Rings
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Paleoclimate > Paleoclimate Reconstructions > Vegetation Reconstruction
Theme
  • Geology
  • Bio-geographical regions
  • Palaeocene
  • Tertiary floras
  • biodiversity change
  • forest diversity
  • former greenhouse climate
  • plant fossils
  • terrestrial climate change
Place
  • Seymour Island Antarctica
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  • Geology
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Date (Publication)
2008-11-12
Publisher
  European Petroleum Survey Group
https://www.epsg-registry.org/
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  NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre
British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road , Cambridge , Cambridgeshire , CB3 0ET , United Kingdom
+44 (0)1223 221400
https://www.bas.ac.uk/team/business-teams/information-services/uk-polar-data-centre/
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  NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre
British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road , Cambridge , Cambridgeshire , CB3 0ET , United Kingdom
+44 (0)1223 221400
https://www.bas.ac.uk/team/business-teams/information-services/uk-polar-data-centre/
 
 

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Bio-geographical regions Geology Palaeocene Tertiary floras biodiversity change forest diversity former greenhouse climate plant fossils terrestrial climate change
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
Geology
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > Paleoclimate > Land Records > Microfossils EARTH SCIENCE > Paleoclimate > Land Records > Pollen EARTH SCIENCE > Paleoclimate > Land Records > Tree Rings EARTH SCIENCE > Paleoclimate > Paleoclimate Reconstructions > Vegetation Reconstruction

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