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Pollen and spores as biological recorders of past ultraviolet irradiance (2016)
Journal Article
Jardine, P. E., Fraser, W. T., Lomax, B. H., Sephton, M. A., Shanahan, T. M., Miller, C. S., & Gosling, W. D. (in press). Pollen and spores as biological recorders of past ultraviolet irradiance. Scientific Reports, 6(39269), https://doi.org/10.1038/srep39269

Solar ultraviolet (UV) irradiance is a key driver of climatic and biotic change. Ultraviolet irradiance modulates stratospheric warming and ozone production, and influences the biosphere from ecosystem-level processes through to the largest scale pat... Read More about Pollen and spores as biological recorders of past ultraviolet irradiance.

Shedding light on sporopollenin chemistry, with reference to UV reconstructions (2016)
Journal Article
Jardine, P. E., Abernethy, F. A., Lomax, B. H., Gosling, W. D., & Fraser, W. T. (2017). Shedding light on sporopollenin chemistry, with reference to UV reconstructions. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 238, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.revpalbo.2016.11.014

Sporopollenin, which forms the outer wall of pollen and spores, contains a chemical signature of ultraviolet-B flux via concentrations of UV-B absorbing compounds (UACs), providing a proxy for reconstructing UV irradiance through time. Although Fouri... Read More about Shedding light on sporopollenin chemistry, with reference to UV reconstructions.

Plant responses to elevated CO 2 levels in soils: Distinct CO 2 and O 2 -depletion effects (2016)
Journal Article
Lake, J. A., Steven, M. D., Smith, K. L., & Lomax, B. H. (2017). Plant responses to elevated CO 2 levels in soils: Distinct CO 2 and O 2 -depletion effects. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 64, 333-339. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2016.07.042

To investigate potential environmental effects in the context of carbon dioxide (CO2) leakage from Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) schemes, the University of Nottingham ASGARD (Artificial Soil Gassing And Response Detection) facility, was used to in... Read More about Plant responses to elevated CO 2 levels in soils: Distinct CO 2 and O 2 -depletion effects.