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Stable Isotopes and Plant Carbon-Water Relations

Stable Isotopes and Plant Carbon-Water Relations

Bernard Saugier | James R. Ehleringer | Anthony E. Hall | Graham D. Farquhar

(2012)

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Abstract

This 33-chapter volume presents a critical examination of the importance of stable isotopes in understanding key plant metabolic processes.

  • Carbon isotope analyses for estimates of plant water use and metabolism
  • Integrated estimates of stress impacts and life history in ecological systems
  • Hydrogen and oxygen isotope analyses for evaluating water sources and transpiration
  • Use of stable isotopes in scaling from leaf to global levels
  • Sections include: History and Theoretical Considerations, Ecological Aspects of Carbon Isotope Variation, Agricultural Aspects of Carbon Isotope Variation, Genetics and Isotopic Variation, Water Relations and Isotopic Composition