Kathryn M. Gregory-Wodzicki
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Box 1000, 61 Route 9W
Palisades, NY 10964-8000 USA
gregory@ldeo.columbia.edu

My research centers on using botanically-based indicators of climate to study the topographic evolution of the North American and Andean Cordilleras.

PUBLICATIONS: Andes | Western US | Leaf morphologic method | CO2 | Fossil tree rings
CONFERENCES: Segundo Encuentro de Investigaciones Fitolíticas del Cono Sur
COURSES: Introduccion a Paleoclima y Paleoecologia new!
WEB RESOURCES

c 1999 Tony Kraps

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PUBLICATIONS:
On paleoclimate and paleoelevation, Andean Cordillera:

1. Anders, M. H., Gregory-Wodzicki, K. M., and Spiegelman, M., in press, A Critical Evaluation of Late Tertiary Accelerated Uplift Rates for the Eastern Cordillera, Central Andes of Bolivia. [Abstract].

2. Graham, A., Gregory-Wodzicki, K.M., and Wright, K.L., 2001, Studies in neotropical paleobotany. XV. A Mio-Pliocene palynoflora from the Eastern Cordillera, Bolivia: implications for the uplift history of the Central Andes, American Journal of Botany, in press. [Abstract] [PDF preprint] new!

 

3. Gregory-Wodzicki, K.M., submitted to Paleo-3, A late Miocene subtropical-dry flora from the northern Altiplano, Bolivia. [Abstract] [Photos, Leaf fossils ]

 

4. Gregory - Wodzicki, K.M., 2000, Andean paleoelevation estimates: A review and critique, Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 112, p. 1091-1105. [Abstract] [PDF]

5. Gregory-Wodzicki, K.M, Velasquez, K., and McIntosh, W.C., 1998, Paleoclimate and paleoelevation of the late Miocene Jakokkota flora, Bolivian Altiplano: Journal of South American Earth Sciences, v. 11, p. 533-560. [PDF] [Photos, leaf fossils]

6. Gregory-Wodzicki, K.M., Graham, A., and Hinojosa, L.F., 2000, Dos floras del Mioceno tardio de Bolivia: implicaciones climáticas y tectónicas de los Andes Centrales, XI Congreso de Paleobotanica de Argentina. [Resumen]

Also, see: Gregory-Wodzicki, K.M., 2000, Relationships between leaf morphology and climate, Bolivia: Implications for estimating paleoclimate from fossil floras: Paleobiology, v. 26, p. 668-688. [Abstract] [PDF file] new!

Image processed by Cornell Andes Project

1. Chase, C.G., Gregory-Wodzicki, K.M., Parrish-Jones, J.T., DeCelles, P., 1998, Topographic history of the western Cordillera of North America and controls on climate, in Crowley, T.J., and Burke, K., Tectonic Boundary Conditions for Climate Model Simulations: Oxford Monographs on Geology and Geophysics, Oxford University Press, 73-99. [Abstract] [Summary diagram, uplift history of the western US]

2. Gregory, K.M., 1997, The late Eocene House Range Flora, Sevier Desert, Utah: Paleoclimate and paleoelevation: PALAIOS, v. 12, p. 552-567. [Abstract] [Press release on related article]

3. Gregory, K.M., 1994, Palaeoclimate and palaeoelevation of the 35 Ma Florissant flora, Front Range, Colorado: Palaeoclimates, v.1, p 23-57.

4. Gregory, K.M., and Chase, C.G., 1992, Tectonic significance of paleobotanically estimated climate and altitude of the late Eocene erosion surface, Colorado: Geology, v. 20, p.581-585.

5. Gregory, K.M., and Chase, C.G., 1994, Stable isotope study of fluid inclusions in fluorite from Idaho: Implications for continental climates during the Eocene COMMENT: Geology, v.22, p. 275-276.

6. Gregory, K.M., and Chase, C.G., 1994, Tectonic and climatic significance of a late Eocene low-relief, high-level geomorphic surface, Colorado: JGR, v. 99, no. B10, p 20,141-20,160.

7. Gregory, K. M., and McIntosh, W. C., 1996, Paleoclimate and paleoelevation of the Oligocene Pitch-Pinnacle flora, Sawatch Range, Colorado: GSA Bulletin, v. 108, p. 545-561. [Abstract] [Data Repository material]

8. Wolfe, J.A., Gregory-Wodzicki, K.M., Molnar, P., and Mustoe, G., 1999, Paleobotanical evidence for the development of high altitudes during the early Eocene in northwestern North America [abs.]: Goteborg, Sweden. [Abstract] [Meeting summary]

1. Gregory-Wodzicki, K.M., Relationships between leaf morphology and climate, Bolivia: Implications for estimating paleoclimate from fossil flora: Paleobiology, v. 26, p. 668-688. [Abstract] [PDF file] new! [Instruction sheet for performing nearest neighbor analysis using CANOCO and EXCEL]

2. Gregory, K.M., 1994, New prospects in old bubbles: Nature, v. 372, p. 407-408.

3. Gregory, K.M., 1996, Are paleoclimate estimates biased by foliar physiognomic response to elevated atmospheric CO2?: Palaeo-3, v. 124, p. 39-51.
[Abstract] [PDF file] new!

1. Gregory, K.M., in press, Paleoclimatic Implications of Tree-ring Growth Characteristics of 35 Ma Sequoia affinis from Florissant, Colorado as Compared to Modern Coast Redwood and Giant Sequoia, in Evanoff, E., ed. Proceedings of the Denver Natural History Museum. [Abstract]

WEB RESOURCES FOR PALEOBOTANISTS:

Climate data:

• ESRI. Make your own climate and topographic maps, or download ESRI's free datasets.
• Lamont-Doherty climate library. A library of climate data from around the world.

Journals/Article databases:

• Online Earth Science Journals A list from the National Center for Petroleum Geology and Geophysics (Oz)
• Paleobiology
• Pre-print network A gateway to preprints and other articles in disciplines of interest to the US Department of Energy
• Science

Paleobotanists:

• DIRECTORY OF PALEONTOLOGISTS OF THE WORLD. International Palaeontological Association
• AHRENS, Nan Crystal University of California, Berkeley
• BURNHAM, Robyn University of Michigan
• DILCHER, David L. Florida Museum of Natural History
• GRAHAM, Alan Kent State University
• GREENWOOD, David. Victoria University
• JACOBS, Bonnie Fine Southern Methodist University
• JARAMILLO, Carlos Smithsonian Institution
• MANCHESTER, Steven R. Florida Museum of Natural History
• < FONT SIZE=-1>SPICER, Robert A. Open University
• TAYLOR, Edith L. University of Kansas
• UPCHURCH, Gary Southwest Texas State University
• WILF, Peter. University of Michigan

Societies:

• Paleobotany section, Botanical Society of America

Other interesting links:

• Biosphere 2. Read about this unique research facility in the Arizona desert, and browse the course offerings..
• Cornell Andes Project. This site has an excellent DEM image of the Central Andes, plus many links to other sites with information on the Andes.
• Links for Paleobotanists. A comprehensive list of links for paleobotanists, with an Upper Triassic bias.
  

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