Deuterium enriched irrigation indicates different forms of rain use in shrub/grass species of the Colorado Plateau

Oecologia

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 345-355

  Schwinning, Susanne ^a   Davis, Kim ^a   Richardson, Leah ^a   Ehleringer, James R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Arid ecosystems; Plant functional types; Precipitation pulse use; Stable isotope label; Water partitioning

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; GAS EXCHANGE; GRASS; RAINFALL; SHRUB; WATER UPTAKE; WATER USE;

UNITED STATES;

ARTEMESIA; ARTEMISIA FILIFOLIA; COLEOGYNE RAMOSISSIMA; HILARIA; PLEURAPHIS JAMESII;

EID: 0036923295     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-001-0817-0     Document Type: Article

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