A multi-species comparison of δ13C from whole wood, extractive-free wood and holocellulose

Tree Physiology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 767-774

  Harlow, B A ^a,b   Marshall, J D ^a   Robinson, A P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Climate change; Diagenesis; Stable carbon isotope ratio; Translocation

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; BLEACHING; CARBON ISOTOPE; CELLULOSE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DIAGENESIS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STABLE ISOTOPE; TRANSLOCATION; TREE RING; WOOD;

EID: 33745697679     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/26.6.767     Document Type: Article

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