Stable isotope characterization of the ecohydrological cycle at a tropical treeline site

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 343-354

  Hartsough, Peter ^a   Poulson, Simon R ^a   Biondi, Franco ^a,b   Estrada, Ignacio Galindo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE COLIMA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; DOMINANCE; DROUGHT STRESS; ECOHYDROLOGY; HYDROGEN ISOTOPE; ISOTOPIC RATIO; OXYGEN ISOTOPE RATIO; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEASONAL VARIATION; STABLE ISOTOPE; TREE RING; TREELINE; WATER AVAILABILITY; XYLEM;

COLIMA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

PINUS HARTWEGII;

EID: 46049110309     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1523-0430(06-117)[HARTSOUGH]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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