Influence of air pollution and site conditions on trends of carbon and oxygen isotope ratios in tree ring cellulose

Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 351-365

  Wagner, Ralf ^a   Wagner, Elmar ^b  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Carbon 13; Long term trend; Oxygen 18; Residues; Secondary fractionation; SO2; Tree rings

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CELLULOSE; OXYGEN;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON ISOTOPE; CELLULOSE; CONIFEROUS TREE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC RATIO; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PHYTOTOXICITY; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SOIL WATER; TREE RING;

AIR POLLUTION; CHEMISTRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; PINE; TREE;

AIR POLLUTION; CARBON ISOTOPES; CELLULOSE; GERMANY, EAST; OXYGEN ISOTOPES; PINUS; TREES;

GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC;

EID: 33750820723     PISSN: 10256016     EISSN: 14772639     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10256010600991078     Document Type: Conference Paper

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