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FOSSIL PLANTS AS INDICATORS OF THE PHANEROZOIC GLOBAL CARBON CYCLE by Beerling, D.J, Royer, D.L

“…Developments in plant physiology since the 1980s have led to the realization that fossil plants archive both the isotopic composition of atmospheric CO 2 and…”
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Carbon isotope evidence implying high O2/CO2 ratios in the Permo-Carboniferous atmosphere by Beerling, D.J., Lake, J.A., Berner, R.A., Hickey, L.J., Taylor, D.W., Royer, D.L.

“…Theoretical models predict a marked increase in atmospheric O2 to ∼35% during the Permo-Carboniferous (∼300 Ma) occurring against a low (∼0.03%) CO2 level. An…”
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Plant and mycorrhizal driven silicate weathering: Quantifying carbon flux and mineral weathering processes at the laboratory mesocosm scale by Andrews, M.Y., Leake, J.R., Palmer, B.G., Banwart, S.A., Beerling, D.J.

“…► Controlled laboratory experiments studied biological weathering of basalt and granite. ► Relationship of plant rooting depth and mycorrhizal type (AM or EM)…”
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Quantitative estimates of changes in marine and terrestrial primary productivity over the past 300 million years by Beerling, D.J

“…fluxes and isotopic exchanges by terrestrial vegetation for 300, 150, 100 and 50 million years before present, and the treatment of the Earth as a closed…”
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Global terrestrial isoprene emission models: sensitivity to variability in climate and vegetation by Arneth, A., Schurgers, G., Lathiere, J., Duhl, T., Beerling, D. J., Hewitt, C. N., Martin, M., Guenther, A.

“…Due to its effects on the atmospheric lifetime of methane, the burdens of tropospheric ozone and growth of secondary organic aerosol, isoprene is central among…”
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Carbon isotope discrimination and stomatal responses of mature Pinus sylvestris L., trees exposed in situ for three years to elevated CO2 and temperature by Beerling, D.J. (University of Sheffield (Royaume Uni). Department of Animal and Plant Sciences)

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Biological weathering and the long-term carbon cycle: integrating mycorrhizal evolution and function into the current paradigm by TAYLOR, L.L, LEAKE, J.R, QUIRK, J, HARDY, K, BANWART, S.A, BEERLING, D.J

“…The dramatic decline in atmospheric CO₂ evidenced by proxy data during the Devonian (416.0-359.2 Ma) and the gradual decline from the Cretaceous (145.5-65.5…”
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CO₂-forced evolution of plant gas exchange capacity and water-use efficiency over the Phanerozoic by FRANKS, P.J, BEERLING, D.J

“…The capacity of plants to fix carbon is ultimately constrained by two core plant attributes: photosynthetic biochemistry and the conductance to CO₂ diffusion…”
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Sensitivity of isoprene emissions from the terrestrial biosphere to 20th century changes in atmospheric CO2 concentration, climate, and land use by Lathière, J, Hewitt, C.N, Beerling, D.J

“…We describe the development and analysis of a global model based on Model of Emissions of Gases and Aerosols from Nature (MEGAN) (Guenther et al., 2006) for…”
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Feedbacks and the coevolution of plants and atmospheric CO2 by Beerling, D.J, Berner, R.A

“…The coupled evolution of land plants, CO2, and climate over the last half billion years has maintained atmospheric CO2 concentrations within finite limits,…”
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Zimmermann's telome theory of megaphyll leaf evolution: a molecular and cellular critique by Beerling, David J, Fleming, Andrew J

“…Megaphyll leaf evolution was a critical event in Earth history that had major consequences for the biotic regulation of the global environment. Zimmermann's…”
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An integrated model for soil organic carbon and CO2: Implications for paleosol carbonate pCO2 paleobarometry by Bowen, G.J, Beerling, D.J

“…The geologic history of atmospheric CO2 concentration (CAtm) is relevant to studies of paleoclimate, paleobiology, and elemental cycling at the Earth's…”
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Cretaceous (Albian–Aptian) conifer wood from Northern Hemisphere high latitudes: Forest composition and palaeoclimate by Harland, M., Francis, J.E., Brentnall, S.J., Beerling, D.J.

“…Permineralised conifer wood is abundant in Cretaceous (Albian–Aptian) sediments in high northern latitudes (> 60°). The wood provides evidence of…”
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Stomatal responses of the ‘living fossil’ Ginkgo biloba L. to changes in atmospheric CO2 concentrations by Beerling, D.J., McElwain, J.C., Osborne, C.P.

“…Leaf stomatal density and index of Ginkgo biloba L. were both significantly (P<0.05) reduced after 3 years growth at elevated CO2 (560 ppm), with values…”
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Biophysical constraints on the origin of leaves inferred from the fossil record by Osborne, C.P, Beerling, D.J, Lomax, B.H, Chaloner, W.G

“…The molecular tool kit for producing flat-bladed photosynthetic structures evolved in marine and terrestrial plants during the middle Paleozoic, but it took a…”
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Fossil bryophytes as recorders of ancient CO2 levels: Experimental evidence and a Cretaceous case study by Fletcher, B.J, Beerling, D.J, Brentnall, S.J, Royer, D.L

“…Biological and geochemical CO2 proxies provide critical constraints on understanding the role of atmospheric CO2 in driving climate change during Earth…”
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Increased terrestrial carbon storage across the Palaeocene–Eocene boundary by Beerling, D.J

“…A rapid, short-lived, global warming event at the close of the Palaeocene ca. 55.5 million years ago (Ma) was associated with the addition of massive amounts…”
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Carbon isotope discrimination and stomatal responses of mature Pinus sylvestris L. trees exposed in situ for three years to elevated CO 2 and temperature by Beerling, D.J.

“…The Climate Change Experiment (CLIMEX) is a unique large scale facility in which an entire undisturbed catchment of boreal vegetation has been exposed to…”
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Salix herbacea L by Beerling, D. J.

“…Beerling discusses the geographical and altitudinal distribution, the habitat and the environmental and biotic responses of the Salix herbacea, the smallest of…”
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Fallopia japonica (Houtt.) Ronse Decraene (Reynoutria japonica Houtt.; Polygonum cuspidatum Sieb. & Zucc.) by Beerling, D.J, Bailey, J.P, Conolly, A.P

“…Fallopia japonica is now widely naturalized in Europe and North America since its introduction as a garden ornamental and to a lesser extent as a fodder plant…”
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