Evidence for water use efficiency as an important factor in determining the δD values of tree leaf waxes

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1251-1255

  Hou, Juzhi ^a   D'Andrea, William J ^a   MacDonald, Dana ^a   Huang, Yongsong ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLANT WATER USE; SEDIMENTARY LEAF WAXES;

CLIMATE CHANGE; PLANTS (BOTANY); SEDIMENTS;

WAXES;

CARBON ISOTOPE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEUTERIUM; ISOTOPIC RATIO; LEAF; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; WATER USE EFFICIENCY; WAX;

BLOOD POND; MASSACHUSETTS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 34547123818     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2007.03.011     Document Type: Article

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