How important are columnar cacti as sources of water and nutrients for desert consumers? A review

Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 53-67

  Wolf, B O ^a   Martinez del Rio C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon 13; Hydrogen 2; Natural variations; Nutrients; Plant animal interactions; Review; Stable isotopes; Succulents; Water

Indexed keywords

CARBON;

ARID REGION; CACTUS; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; WATER RESOURCE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; CACTACEAE; DESERT CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; FOOD CHAIN; FRUIT; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; CACTACEAE; CARBON; CARBON ISOTOPES; DESERT CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; FOOD CHAIN; FRUIT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SEASONS;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CACTACEAE; CARNEGIEA GIGANTEA; COLUMBIFORMES;

EID: 0038007042     PISSN: 10256016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1025601031000102198     Document Type: Article

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