Leaf carbon isotope discrimination and nitrogen content for riparian trees along elevational transects

Oecologia

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 362-367

  Sparks, J P ^a,b   Ehleringer, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon isotope discrimination; Carbon isotope ratio; Riparian ecosystem; Stable isotope; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031049202     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050094     Document Type: Article

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