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Earth System Processes 2 (8–11 August 2005)

Session No. 5
Monday, 8 August 2005: 9:00 AM-12:00 PM

T17. Coupled Evolution of Plants, Climate, and Carbon Dioxide over the Phanerozoic

 

David Beerling, Advocates
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9:00 AM
GRASS-CUTICLE ANALYSIS: A NOVEL APPROACH TO RECONSTRUCTING ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE WHILE EXPLORING THE PHYSIOLOGICAL - BIOGEOCHEMICAL RESPONSES OF AMAZONIAN PLANTS AND BIODIVERSITY
METCALFE, P.R.1, STREET-PERROTT, F.A.1, MAYLE, F.E.2 and FICKEN, K.1, (1)Geography, University of Wales, Singleton Park, Swansea, SA2 8PP, United Kingdom, (2)Geography, University of Edinburgh, School of GeoSciences, Drummond Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9XP, United Kingdom, ggmetcalfe@swansea.ac.uk, ggmetcalfe@swansea.ac.uk
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9:20 AM
INVITED: POSITIVE FEEDBACKS PROMOTING THE RAPID EXPANSION OF C4 GRASSLANDS
OSBORNE, Colin P., Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S10 2TN, United Kingdom and BEERLING, David J., Animal and Plant Sciences, Univ of Sheffield, Sheffield, S10 2TN, United Kingdom, c.p.osborne@sheffield.ac.uk, c.p.osborne@sheffield.ac.uk
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9:40 AM
CRETACEOUS POLAR CONIFER FORESTS: ASSESSING LEAF HABIT FOR CLIMATE MODELLING
HARLAND, Melise1, FRANCIS, Jane1, BEERLING, David2, OSBORNE, Colin3 and BRENTNALL, Stuart3, (1)School of Earth Sciences, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, England, (2)Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S10 2TN, (3)Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S10 2TN, England, melise@earth.leeds.ac.uk, melise@earth.leeds.ac.uk
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10:00 AM
PERMIAN-TRIASSIC PALEOCLIMATE AT HIGH PALEOLATITUDES IN GONDWANA: TREE RINGS AND FOSSIL FLORAS AS PROXY INDICATORS
RYBERG, Patricia E., Dept. of Biology, Park University, 8700 NW Riverpark Dr, Parkville, MO 64152, TAYLOR, Edith L., Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas, 1200 Sunnyside Ave., Haworth Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045-7534 and TAYLOR, Thomas N., Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas, 1200 Sunnyside Ave., Haworth Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045-7534, etaylor@ku.edu, etaylor@ku.edu
 
10:20 AM
Break
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10:40 AM
INVITED: A NEW APPROACH FOR RECONSTRUCTING PALEOCLIMATIC AND PALEOECOLOGICAL VARIABLES FROM THE SIZES AND SHAPES OF FOSSIL PLANTS
ROYER, Dana L., WILF, Peter and CARIGLINO, Barbara, Department of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, droyer@psu.edu, droyer@psu.edu
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11:00 AM
INVITED: MACROECOLOGICAL RESPONSES OF VEGETATION TO A FOUR-FOLD INCREASE IN ATMOSPHERIC CO2 ACROSS THE TRIASSIC-JURASSIC MASS EXTINCTION BOUNDARY
MCELWAIN, Jennifer C., Department of Geology, The Field Museum, 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605, mcelwain@fmnh.org, mcelwain@fmnh.org
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11:20 AM
LOOKING FORWARD BY LOOKING BACK: RESPONSE OF THE CARBONATE SYSTEM TO MASSIVE CARBON ADDITION AT THE PALEOCENE/ EOCENE BOUNDARY
PANCHUK, Karla M., Department of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802 and RIDGWELL, Andy, Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada, kpanchuk@geosc.psu.edu, kpanchuk@geosc.psu.edu
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11:40 AM
INTRA-VARIABILITY OF CARBON-ISOTOPE RATIOS IN MODERN GINKGO AND EQUISETUM: IMPLICATIONS FOR ANCIENT ISOTOPIC INVESTIGATIONS
GRÖCKE, Darren R., School of Geography & Earth Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada, grocke@mcmaster.ca, grocke@mcmaster.ca
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