| Abstract: | Measurements of stomatal density and ?? 13C of limber pine (Pinus flexilis) needles (leaves) preserved in pack rat middens from the Great Basin reveal shifts in plant physiology and leaf morphology during the last 30,000 years. Sites were selected so as to offset glacial to Holocene climatic differences and thus to isolate the effects of changing atmospheric CO2 levels. Stomatal density decreased ~17 percent and ?? 13C decreased ~1.5 per mil during deglaciation from 15,000 to 12,000 years ago, concomitant with a 30 percent increase in atmospheric CO2. Water-use efficiency increased ~15 percent during deglaciation, if temperature and humidity were held constant and the proxy values for CO2 and ?? 13C of past atmospheres are accurate. The ??13C variations may help constrain hypotheses about the redistribution of carbon between the atmosphere and biosphere during the last glacial-interglacial cycle. |
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| Citation Author: | Van de, Water, P. K.; Leavitt, S. W.; Betancourt, J. L. |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Trends in stomatal density and 13C/12C ratios of Pinus flexilis needles during last glacial-interglacial cycle; 1994; Article; Journal; Science; Van de, Water, P. K.; Leavitt, S. W.; Betancourt, J. L. |
| Citation Start Page: | 239 |
| Citation Volume: | 264 |
| Citation Year: | 1994 |
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| Text: | Trends in stomatal density and 13C/12C ratios of Pinus flexilis needles during last glacial-interglacial cycle; 1994; Article; Journal; Science; Van de, Water, P. K.; Leavitt, S. W.; Betancourt, J. L. |
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| Date Other: | Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00 -0600 |
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