Retrieving nitrogen isotopic signatures from fresh leaf reflectance spectra: Disentangling δ15N from biochemical and structural leaf properties

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 6, Issue MAY, 2015, Pages

  Hellmann, Christine ^a,b   Große Stoltenberg, André ^c   Lauströer, Verena ^a,d   Oldeland, Jens ^e   Werner, Christiane ^b  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^d HOCHSCHULE GEISENHEIM UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Labeling; Leaf reflectance spectra; PLS; Spatial scale; Spectroscopy; Stable isotopes; 15N

Indexed keywords

EID: 84934874130     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00307     Document Type: Article

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