Carbon isotope discrimination in three semi-arid woodland species along a monsoon gradient

Oecologia

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 455-460

  Williams, David G ^a,b   Ehleringer, James R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon isotope discrimination; Humidity; Monsoon; Pinyon juniper ecosystem

Indexed keywords

JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS OSTEOSPERMA; PINUS EDULIS; QUERCUS; QUERCUS GAMBELII;

EID: 0029831661     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00329701     Document Type: Article

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