Leaf phenology of some mid-Cretaceous polar forests, Alexander Island, Antarctica

• Main Authors: Falcon-Lang, H.J., Cantrill, D.J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2001
• Subjects: Botany; New Zealand; Alexander Island; Antarc*; Antarctica; Alaska
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/18593/; http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=68027

The leaf longevity and seasonal timing of leaf abscission within a plant community is closely related to climate, a phenomenon referred to as leaf phenology. In this paper the leaf phenology of some mid-Cretaceous (late Albian) forests which grew at latitude of 75° S on Alexander Island, Antarctica,...