Stable Isotopes and Plant Carbon-Water Relations
| By: | Saugier, Bernard |
| Publisher: | Elsevier S & T |
| Print ISBN: | 9780122333804 |
| eText ISBN: | 9780080918013 |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Format: | Page Fidelity |
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This 33-chapter volume presents a critical examination of the importance of stable isotopes in understanding key plant metabolic processes.
Key Features
* 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