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Ginkgo Elevated CO2 Experiment

Fossil Atmospheres

We are growing Ginkgo biloba plants under ambient (400 ppm) and elevated CO2 levels (600, 800, and 1000 ppm).

Our experiment helps us estimate CO2 levels in fossil atmospheres using fossil Ginkgo leaves we collect from the geologic record.

2000 volunteer citizen scientists, and counting!

2000 volunteer citizen scientists, and counting!

Thanks to all of our 2000+ citizen scientists that have helped us collect stomatal index data!

Dec '17 Zooniverse Project Update: Ya'll are great at counting stomata!

Dec '17 Zooniverse Project Update: Ya'll are great at counting stomata!

Hello! The Fossil Atmospheres team is very excited about all the hard work you have been putting in for us; thanks to your amazing...

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20,000 images counted!

20,000 images counted!

2000 volunteer citizen scientists, and counting!

2000 volunteer citizen scientists, and counting!

Dec '17 Zooniverse Project Update: Ya'll are great at counting stomata!

Dec '17 Zooniverse Project Update: Ya'll are great at counting stomata!

Hard frost. Done!

Hard frost. Done!

Fall colors, but not all of the trees have turned yellow, yet...

Fall colors, but not all of the trees have turned yellow, yet...

The leaves are turning yellow and are beginning to fall off of the trees. We are sampling the same e

The leaves are turning yellow and are beginning to fall off of the trees. We are sampling the same e

We reached a milestone today. 10,000 images counted. Keep counting those stomata!

Great article by SERC writer Joe Dawson about the Fossil Atmospheres experiment. Check it out!

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