C3 and C4 species changes identified by δ13C values of soil organic matter in a Colorado prairie

Western North American Naturalist

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 445-450

  Sinton, P ^a   Seastedt, T ^a   Bennett, B ^a   Bock, C ^a   Bock, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

13C; C3; C4; Carbon; Colorado; Grassland; Prairie

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033737869     PISSN: 15270904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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