Foliar δ 13C and δ 15N values of C 3 plants in the Ethiopia Rift Valley and their environmental controls

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1265-1273

  Liu, Xiaohong ^a   Zhao, Liangju ^a   Gasaw, Menassie ^b   Gao, Dengyi ^c   Qin, Dahe ^a   Ren, Jiawen ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^c INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Altitude; Carbon stable isotopes; Ethiopia Rift Valley; Nitrogen stable isotopes; Precipitation; Temperature

Indexed keywords

EID: 34347248789     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-007-0165-5     Document Type: Article

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