Moss δ13C: An accurate proxy for past water environments in polar regions

Global Change Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 2454-2464

  Bramley Alves, Jessica ^a   Wanek, Wolfgang ^b   French, Kristine ^a   Robinson, Sharon A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Bioavailable water; Cell wall thickness; Cellulose; Climate change; Proxies; 13C

Indexed keywords

ARIDITY; BIOAVAILABILITY; CELLULOSE; CLIMATE VARIATION; MOSS; PALEOENVIRONMENT; POLAR REGION; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; WINDMILL ISLANDS;

BRYOPHYTA;

CARBOHYDRATE; CARBON; CELLULOSE; WATER;

ANTARCTICA; CHEMISTRY; CLIMATE CHANGE; COLD CLIMATE; METABOLISM; MOSS; SEASON;

ANTARCTIC REGIONS; BRYOPHYTA; CARBOHYDRATES; CARBON ISOTOPES; CELLULOSE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COLD CLIMATE; SEASONS; WATER;

EID: 84928356598     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.12848     Document Type: Article

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