Appendix C. Leaf mass per area estimates.
|
No. leaves in census |
|
No. petiole width mmts or No. species* |
|
MA (g/m2) |
95% PI bottom |
95% PI top |
E5 (EECO, 55.7 MA) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Alnus sp. |
692 |
15 |
64.3 |
79.6 |
52.0 |
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Allophylus flexifolia |
30 |
2 |
67.6 |
120.2 |
38.1 |
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"Dombeya" novi-mundi |
265 |
3 |
75.6 |
121.0 |
47.3 |
||
Lauraceae sp. WW061 |
62 |
3 |
70.4 |
112.6 |
44.0 |
||
Populus wyomingiana |
127 |
3 |
75.8 |
121.2 |
47.4 |
||
"Platycarya" castaneopsis |
441 |
3 |
115.4 |
184.7 |
72.1 |
||
Dicot sp. WW052 |
107 |
3 |
82.2 |
131.6 |
51.4 |
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Site mean, only species with n>1 |
|
|
7* |
|
81.4 |
70.0 |
94.6 |
Site mean, all specimens |
|
|
9* |
|
81.4 |
71.0 |
93.4 |
E4 (53.4 MA) |
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Fabaceae sp. WW040 |
155 |
19 |
107.7 |
130.2 |
89.1 |
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Fabaceae sp. WW007 |
42 |
3 |
78.1 |
125.0 |
48.8 |
||
Macginitiea gracilis |
437 |
6 |
68.3 |
95.3 |
49.0 |
||
Site mean, only species with n>1 |
|
|
3* |
|
88.1 |
71.2 |
108.9 |
Site mean, all specimens |
|
|
5* |
|
82.8 |
69.8 |
98.3 |
E3 (54.2 MA) |
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Averrhoites affinis |
128 |
6 |
123.1 |
88.2 |
172.0 |
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Site mean, only species with n>1 |
|
|
1* |
|
129.5 |
90.7 |
184.8 |
Site mean, all specimens |
|
|
5* |
|
100.5 |
83.4 |
121.1 |
E2 (55.2 MA) |
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Alnus sp. |
178 |
5 |
72.0 |
50.0 |
103.6 |
||
Averrhoites affinis |
820 |
4 |
133.0 |
88.4 |
200.1 |
||
Site mean, only species with n>1 |
|
|
3* |
|
107.5 |
87.0 |
132.9 |
Site mean, all specimens |
|
|
4* |
|
98.9 |
82.1 |
119.2 |
E1 (PETM, 55.8 MA) |
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Fabaceae sp. WW001 |
480 |
11 |
156.5 |
121.8 |
201.0 |
||
Fabaceae sp. WW002 |
20 |
3 |
104.5 |
65.3 |
167.1 |
||
Fabaceae sp. WW007 |
154 |
8 |
84.6 |
63.3 |
112.9 |
||
cf. Rhus |
5 |
2 |
95.9 |
54.0 |
170.5 |
||
Dicot sp. WW004 |
89 |
2 |
52.8 |
29.7 |
93.9 |
||
Dicot sp. WW005 |
65 |
2 |
75.4 |
42.4 |
134.0 |
||
Dicot sp. WW006 |
82 |
6 |
60.6 |
43.2 |
84.8 |
||
Site mean, only species with n>1 |
|
|
8* |
|
100.9 |
87.6 |
116.2 |
Site mean, all specimens |
|
|
12* |
|
103.0 |
91.2 |
116.4 |
P4 (55.9 MA) |
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Cercidiphyllum genetrix |
139 |
6 |
66.3 |
47.7 |
92.3 |
||
Fabaceae sp. FU750 |
139 |
6 |
127.8 |
91.5 |
178.6 |
||
Macginitiea gracilis |
250 |
2 |
62.0 |
34.9 |
110.3 |
||
Platanus raynoldsi |
133 |
2 |
77.7 |
43.7 |
138.1 |
||
Site mean, only species with n>1 |
|
|
4* |
|
91.0 |
75.5 |
109.7 |
Site mean, all specimens |
|
|
7* |
|
87.5 |
75.4 |
101.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P3 (56.4 MA) |
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Averrhoites affinis |
179 |
9 |
122.1 |
92.8 |
160.5 |
||
Betulaceae sp. FU741 |
142 |
4 |
66.0 |
43.9 |
99.3 |
||
Davidia antiqua |
64 |
2 |
80.5 |
45.3 |
143.1 |
||
Zizyphoides flabella |
257 |
5 |
76.3 |
53.0 |
109.8 |
||
Platanus raynoldsi |
119 |
2 |
88.8 |
50.0 |
157.9 |
||
Site mean, only species with n>1 |
|
|
5* |
|
91.2 |
77.0 |
108.1 |
Site mean, all specimens |
|
|
9* |
|
80.5 |
70.2 |
92.4 |
P2 (57.5 MA) |
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"Ampelopsis" acerifolia |
139 |
2 |
90.0 |
50.6 |
159.9 |
||
Browniea serrata |
81 |
2 |
60.9 |
34.3 |
108.3 |
||
Chaetoptelea microphylla |
4 |
2 |
84.4 |
47.5 |
150.1 |
||
"Celtis" peracuminata |
20 |
2 |
90.2 |
50.8 |
160.4 |
||
Persites argutus |
763 |
11 |
91.6 |
71.4 |
117.3 |
||
Zizyphoides flabella |
206 |
6 |
102.4 |
73.4 |
142.9 |
||
Site mean, only species with n>1 |
|
|
6* |
|
88.8 |
75.9 |
104.1 |
Site mean, all specimens |
|
|
9* |
|
91.9 |
80.3 |
105.2 |
P1 (58.9 MA) |
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Browniea serrata |
181 |
2 |
74.8 |
42.1 |
132.9 |
||
Cercidiphyllum genetrix |
531 |
3 |
93.0 |
58.1 |
148.8 |
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Site mean, only species with n>1 |
|
|
2* |
|
85.0 |
65.8 |
109.7 |
Site mean, all specimens |
|
|
4* |
|
78.5 |
64.9 |
94.8 |
PI = prediction interval, calculated as in Royer et al. (2007). |
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* These values represent the number of species averaged to obtain the site mean. |
LITERATURE CITED
Royer, D. L., L. Sack, P. Wilf, C. H. Lusk, G. J. Jordan, Ü. Niinemets, I. J. Wright, M. Westoby, B. Cariglino, P. D. Coley, A. D. Cutter, K. R. Johnson, C. C. Labandeira, A. T. Moles, M. B. Palmer, and F. Valladares. 2007. Fossil leaf economics quantified: calibration, Eocene case study, and implications. Paleobiology 33:574–589.