Objective 1 |
Produce new calculations of mean annual temperature from the existing
leaf collections and improved regression models that use leaf
physiognomy. |
Objective 2 |
Reconstruct d13C and possibly pCO2 of the Eocene atmosphere. |
Objective 3 |
Reconstruct Eocene Temperatures From 18O/16O and D/H Analyses. |
Objective 4 |
Determine Forest Composition, Basal Area, Density, Wood Volume and
Age. |
Objective 5 |
Determine the Evolution of Stand Architecture. |
Objective 6 |
Describe the Physical Characteristics and Megafloral Components of the
Soils. |
Objective 7 |
Summarizing the "place niche" of a species--the climatic conditions and
the range of light and soil conditions under which each taxon lived
successfully. |
Objective 8 |
Deter.mine from wood anatomy, additional constraints on tree, stand, and
climate characteristics. |
Objective 9 |
Determining the physiological and ecological traits of the NLR's, and
learning if the NLR's have characteristics appropriate to the place-niches
determined in the field |
Objective 10 |
Determining Biomass Accumulation Rate. |
