Low atmospheric CO2 levels before the rise of forested ecosystems
Dahl et al. present new evidence based on leaf gas-exchange in primitive vascular plants and fossil remains of some of their earliest ancestors. This alters our thinking on how plants impacted the Earth System and climate.
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2022-12-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35085-9 |