Stable isotopic (δ15N, δ13C) analysis of wood in trees growing in past and present colonies of burrow‐nesting seabirds in new zealand. I. δ15N in two species of conifer (podocarpaceae) from a mainland colony of westland petrels (procellaria westlandica), punakaiki, south island

Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 75-84

  Holdaway, Richard N ^a,b   Hawke, David J ^c   Hyatt, Olivia M ^b   Wood, G C ^d  

^a PALAECOL RESEARCH LTD   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^c CHRISTCHURCH POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^d DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Dacrydium cupressinum; Marine nutrients; Matai; Nitrogen 15; Podocarpaceae; Prumnopitys spicata; Rimu; Stable isotopes; Tree growth

Indexed keywords

BURROW; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; NESTING; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT; REMOBILIZATION; SEABIRD; STABLE ISOTOPE; TREE RING;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; PUNAKAIKI; SOUTH ISLAND; WEST COAST [SOUTH ISLAND];

AVES; CONIFEROPHYTA; DACRYDIUM CUPRESSINUM; PODOCARPACEAE; PROCELLARIA WESTLANDICA; PROCELLARIIDAE; PROCELLARIIFORMES; PRUMNOPITYS SPICATA; PRUMNOPITYS TAXIFOLIA;

EID: 34547155518     PISSN: 03036758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014220709510537     Document Type: Article

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