Stable carbon isotope ratio of tree leaves, boles and fine litter in a tropical forest in Rondonia, Brazil

Oecologia

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 170-179

  Martinelli, L A ^a   Almeida, S ^a,f   Brown, I F ^b   Moreira, M Z ^a   Victoria, R L ^a   Sternberg, L S L ^c   Ferreira, C A C ^d   Thomas, W W ^e  

^a Ctro de Ener Nuclear na Agricutura   (Brazil)

^b WOODS HOLE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c University of Miami   (United States)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

^e NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

^f INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazon; Forest; Rondonia; Stable carbon isotope; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031966584     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050433     Document Type: Article

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