Leaf-wax n-alkanes record the plant-water environment at leaf flush

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 110, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 2659-2664

  Tipple, Brett J ^a   Berke, Melissa A ^a   Doman, Christine E ^a   Khachaturyan, Susanna ^a   Ehleringer, James R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Compound specific isotope analysis; Geographic information system; Isoscape; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

ALKANE DERIVATIVE; HYDROGEN; WATER; WAX;

ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; DECIDUOUS PLANT; FRACTIONATION; GROWING SEASON; HUMIDITY; NONHUMAN; PLANT ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; POPULUS ANGUSTIFOLIA; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREAM (RIVER); WATER SUPPLY; WATER VAPOR; XYLEM;

ALKANES; ATMOSPHERE; CLIMATE; DEUTERIUM; FRESH WATER; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; PLANT LEAVES; POPULUS; UTAH; WAXES;

EID: 84873738886     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1213875110     Document Type: Article

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