Response of tree ring holocellulose δ13C to moisture availability in Populus fremontii at perennial and intermittent stream reaches

Western North American Naturalist

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 27-37

  Potts, Daniel L ^a,b   Williams, David G ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon isotopes; North American monsoon; Populus fremontii; Riparian ecosystems

Indexed keywords

POPULUS; POPULUS FREMONTII; RIPARIA;

EID: 1442315617     PISSN: 15270904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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