The Reaction Progress Variable and Isotope Turnover in Biological Systems

Terrestrial Ecology

Volumn 1, Issue , 2007, Pages 163-171

  Cerling, Thure E ^a   Bowen, Gabriel J ^a,b   Ehleringer, James R ^a   Sponheimer, Matt ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 44349159477     PISSN: 19367961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1936-7961(07)01011-1     Document Type: Review

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