The legacy of enhanced N and S deposition as revealed by the combined analysis of δ13C, δ18O and δ15N in tree rings

Global Change Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1946-1962

  Guerrieri, R ^a,e   Mencuccini, M ^a   Sheppard, L J ^b   Saurer, M ^c   Perks, M P ^d   Levy, P ^b   Sutton, M A ^b   Borghetti, M ^e   Grace, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^d FOREST RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acid mist; Annual tree rings; CO2 assimilation; Nitrogen; Sitka spruce; Stable C O N isotopes; Stomatal conductance; Sulphur; WUEi

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON ISOTOPE; FOREST CANOPY; NITROGEN CYCLE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; STABLE ISOTOPE; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; SULFUR; TREE RING; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

PICEA SITCHENSIS;

EID: 79953273128     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2010.02362.x     Document Type: Article

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