Stable isotopes in arid and semiarid forest ecosystems Export

@article{citeulike:470809, abstract = {The use of stable isotope techniques in forest ecology research has grown steadily over the last two decades. This trend will continue, as stable isotopes can serve as valuable integrators of how plants have interacted, today and in the past, with their physical environment or with other organisms. This is particularly relevant in dry areas due to the strong limitation of resources. After a brief introduction about the theoretical background of stable isotopes in plant physiology, this review highlights recent advances in forest ecology that have embraced this methodology, at different spatial and temporal scales, and with special emphasis on arid and semi-arid systems. Key words: ecophysiology, 13C, 18O, 2H, drought, water-use efficiency, climate.}, author = {Ferrio, J. P. and Resco, V. and Williams, D. G. and Serrano, L. and Voltas, J.}, citeulike-article-id = {470809}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://web.udl.es/usuaris/x3845331/index.htm}, journal = {Investigaci\'{o}n Agraria: Sistemas y Recursos Forestales}, keywords = {climate, cores, isotopes, physiology, plant, review, tree}, pages = {371--382}, posted-at = {2006-01-19 14:51:45}, priority = {0}, title = {Stable isotopes in arid and semiarid forest ecosystems}, url = {http://web.udl.es/usuaris/x3845331/index.htm}, volume = {14}, year = {2005} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:470809 L3 - citeulike-article-id:470809 N2 - The use of stable isotope techniques in forest ecology research has grown steadily over the last two decades. This trend will continue, as stable isotopes can serve as valuable integrators of how plants have interacted, today and in the past, with their physical environment or with other organisms. This is particularly relevant in dry areas due to the strong limitation of resources. After a brief introduction about the theoretical background of stable isotopes in plant physiology, this review highlights recent advances in forest ecology that have embraced this methodology, at different spatial and temporal scales, and with special emphasis on arid and semi-arid systems. Key words: ecophysiology, 13C, 18O, 2H, drought, water-use efficiency, climate. JF - Investigación Agraria: Sistemas y Recursos Forestales EP - 382 TI - Stable isotopes in arid and semiarid forest ecosystems VL - 14 SP - 371 KW - climate KW - cores KW - isotopes KW - physiology KW - plant KW - review KW - tree AU - Ferrio, JP AU - Resco, V AU - Williams, DG AU - Serrano, L AU - Voltas, J PY - 2005/// UR - http://web.udl.es/usuaris/x3845331/index.htm ER -