The relationship between leaf longevity and growth ring markedness in modern conifer woods and its implications for palaeoclimatic studies

• Published in: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology
• Main Author: Falcon-Lang, Howard J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Elsevier 2000
• Subjects: Botany; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Molina; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/20531/; https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-0182(00)00079-1

Growth rings in modern conifer woods were quantitatively analysed to investigate the relationship between leaflongevity and the markedness of the growth ring boundary. Five conifer species exhibiting a wide range of Leaf Retention Times (LRTs) were examined in anatomical sections stored in the Jodre...