Structure of a near-polar latitude forest from the New Zealand Jurassic
A tidal platform at Curio Bay near the southernmost point of the South Island, New Zealand, preserves the petrified remains of an in situ Middle Jurassic forest. The forest grew close to the palaeo-polar circle, but data are not precise enough to tell on which side it lay. A mapped portion of the fo...
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ftunivqespace:oai:espace.library.uq.edu.au:UQ:389520 2023-05-15T13:15:18+02:00 Structure of a near-polar latitude forest from the New Zealand Jurassic Pole M. 1999-03-01 https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:389520 eng eng Elsevier BV doi:10.1016/S0031-0182(98)00151-5 issn:0031-0182 Fossil wood Jurassic New Zealand Palaeoclimatology Plantae Polar regions 1911 Palaeontology Journal Article 1999 ftunivqespace https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-0182(98)00151-5 2020-12-22T12:02:28Z A tidal platform at Curio Bay near the southernmost point of the South Island, New Zealand, preserves the petrified remains of an in situ Middle Jurassic forest. The forest grew close to the palaeo-polar circle, but data are not precise enough to tell on which side it lay. A mapped portion of the forest floor provides data on tree density and population structure, allowing comparison with recent forests and with records of other fossil forests. The forest has tree densities similar to many forests growing in low to mid-latitudes today; it appears to have had emergents projecting through a low canopy, and a well-developed undergrowth of smaller gymnosperms and osmundaceous ferns. No aspect of the forest structure uniquely distinguishes it from that of non-polar latitude forests. An extended discussion is given on reconstructing tree height from stump diameter. On the basis of this, a reinterpretation of the structure of an Early Cretaceous fossil forest from Alexander Island, Antarctica, is offered. Article in Journal/Newspaper Alexander Island Antarc* Antarctica The University of Queensland: UQ eSpace Alexander Island ENVELOPE(-69.895,-69.895,-71.287,-71.287) New Zealand Stump ENVELOPE(-153.167,-153.167,-86.183,-86.183) Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 147 1-2 121 139 |
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A tidal platform at Curio Bay near the southernmost point of the South Island, New Zealand, preserves the petrified remains of an in situ Middle Jurassic forest. The forest grew close to the palaeo-polar circle, but data are not precise enough to tell on which side it lay. A mapped portion of the forest floor provides data on tree density and population structure, allowing comparison with recent forests and with records of other fossil forests. The forest has tree densities similar to many forests growing in low to mid-latitudes today; it appears to have had emergents projecting through a low canopy, and a well-developed undergrowth of smaller gymnosperms and osmundaceous ferns. No aspect of the forest structure uniquely distinguishes it from that of non-polar latitude forests. An extended discussion is given on reconstructing tree height from stump diameter. On the basis of this, a reinterpretation of the structure of an Early Cretaceous fossil forest from Alexander Island, Antarctica, is offered. |
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Structure of a near-polar latitude forest from the New Zealand Jurassic |
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Structure of a near-polar latitude forest from the New Zealand Jurassic |
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Structure of a near-polar latitude forest from the New Zealand Jurassic |
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Structure of a near-polar latitude forest from the New Zealand Jurassic |
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Structure of a near-polar latitude forest from the New Zealand Jurassic |
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structure of a near-polar latitude forest from the new zealand jurassic |
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Elsevier BV |
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1999 |
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https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:389520 |
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ENVELOPE(-69.895,-69.895,-71.287,-71.287) ENVELOPE(-153.167,-153.167,-86.183,-86.183) |
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Alexander Island New Zealand Stump |
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Alexander Island New Zealand Stump |
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Alexander Island Antarc* Antarctica |
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Alexander Island Antarc* Antarctica |
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