Variation in woody plant δ13C along a topoedaphic gradient in a subtropical savanna parkland

Oecologia

Volumn 156, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 479-489

  Bai, Edith ^a,c   Boutton, Thomas W ^a   Liu, Feng ^a   Wu, X Ben ^a   Archer, Steven R ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon isotope discrimination; Leaf nitrogen; Photosynthetic capacity; Soil moisture; Specific leaf area

Indexed keywords

CARBON; RAIN; WATER;

CARBON ISOTOPE; DECIDUOUS TREE; NITROGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT WATER RELATIONS; SAVANNA; SHRUB; SOIL MOISTURE; SPATIAL VARIATION; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; SUBTROPICAL REGION; WATER AVAILABILITY; WOODY PLANT;

ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; SEASON; SOIL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TEMPERATURE;

ANGIOSPERMS; CARBON; CARBON ISOTOPES; ECOSYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; PLANT LEAVES; RAIN; SEASONS; SOIL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE; WATER;

NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

CONDALIA HOOKERI; PROSOPIS; PROSOPIS GLANDULOSA; ZANTHOXYLUM; ZANTHOXYLUM FAGARA;

EID: 43349088688     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-008-1003-4     Document Type: Article

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