Leaf physiognomy and climate: A multivariate analysis |
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| Authors: | J M Davis S E Taylor |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Geosciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27650, USA;2. Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011 USA |
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| Abstract: | Research has demonstrated that leaf physiognomy is representative of the local or microclimate conditions under which plants grow. The physiognomy of leaf samples from Oregon, Michigan, Missouri, Tennessee, and the Panama Canal Zone has been related to the microclimate using Walter diagrams and Thornthwaite water-budget data. A technique to aid paleoclimatologists in identifying the nature of the microclimate from leaf physiognomy utilizes statistical procedures to classify leaf samples into one of six microclimate regimes based on leaf physiognomy information available from fossilized samples. |
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