Low atmospheric CO2 levels before the rise of forested ecosystems

Tais W. Dahl; Magnus A. R. Harding; Julia Brugger; Georg Feulner; Kion Norrman; Barry H. Lomax; Christopher K. Junium

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-35085-9

Nature Communications (Dec 2022)

Low atmospheric CO2 levels before the rise of forested ecosystems

Tais W. Dahl,
Magnus A. R. Harding,
Julia Brugger,
Georg Feulner,
Kion Norrman,
Barry H. Lomax,
Christopher K. Junium

Affiliations

Tais W. Dahl: Globe institute, University of Copenhagen; Øster Voldgade 5−7
Magnus A. R. Harding: Globe institute, University of Copenhagen; Øster Voldgade 5−7
Julia Brugger: Earth System Analysis, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Member of the Leibniz Association
Georg Feulner: Earth System Analysis, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Member of the Leibniz Association
Kion Norrman: Center for Integrative Petroleum Research, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
Barry H. Lomax: School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus
Christopher K. Junium: Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Syracuse University; Syracuse

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35085-9
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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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.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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