| Stable Isotopes and Plant Carbon-Water Relations Contributor(s): Saugier, Bernard (Editor), Ehleringer, James R., Hall, Anthony E. |
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ISBN: 0122333802 ISBN-13: 9780122333804 Publisher: Academic Press OUR PRICE: $207.90 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 1993 Annotation: 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 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Botany |
| Dewey: 581.133 |
| LCCN: 93001090 |
| Series: Physiological Ecology |
| Physical Information: 1.21" H x 6.25" W x 9.28" (2.00 lbs) 555 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This 33-chapter volume presents a critical examination of the importance of stable isotopes in understanding key plant metabolic processes. |