Carbon isotope ratios of C4 plants in loess areas of North China

Science in China, Series D: Earth Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 97-102

  Wang, Guoan ^a,b,c   Han, Jiamao ^b   Zhou, Liping ^c   Xiong, Xiaogang ^d   Tan, Ming ^b   Wu, Zhenhai ^e   Peng, Jun ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^e NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

C4 plants; Carbon isotope ratios; Loess area

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ISOTOPES; PLANTS (BOTANY);

CARBON ISOTOPE RATIOS; PRECIPITATION GRADIENT;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

CARBON FIXATION; CARBON ISOTOPE RATIO; LOESS; PLANT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 33750631314     PISSN: 10069313     EISSN: 18622801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11430-004-5238-6     Document Type: Article

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