Carbon, nitrogen, and hydrogen isotope ratios in creekside trees in western Kansas

Environmental and Experimental Botany

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-9

  Maricle, Brian R ^a   Zwenger, Sam R ^a,c   Lee, Raymond W ^b  

^a FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Celtis occidentalis; Lonicera tatarica; Morus alba; Riparian zone; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; DICOTYLEDON; GROWING SEASON; HYDROGEN ISOTOPE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; RIPARIAN ZONE; STABLE ISOTOPE; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; WATER STRESS;

KANSAS; UNITED STATES;

CELTIS OCCIDENTALIS; LONICERA; LONICERA TATARICA; MORUS (ANGIOSPERM); MORUS ALBA;

EID: 78650540343     PISSN: 00988472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2010.09.015     Document Type: Article

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