Storage and transpiration have negligible effects on δ13C of stem CO2 efflux in large conifer trees

Tree Physiology

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1563-1574

  Ubierna, Nerea ^a   Kumar, Arjun S ^b   Cernusak, Lucas A ^c   Pangle, Robert E ^a   Gag, Peter J ^a   Marshall, John D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbon isotopes; Diffusion; Label; Pool; Respiration; Root CO2; Sap flow; Transport flux

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; DEUTERIUM;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FLUX; CARBON ISOTOPE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CONIFEROUS TREE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; PARAMETERIZATION; SAP FLOW; SOIL WATER; XYLEM;

ARTICLE; CONIFER; METABOLISM; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON ISOTOPES; CONIFEROPHYTA; DEUTERIUM;

CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 74549144983     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpp089     Document Type: Article

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