Leaf carbon isotope ratios of plants from a subtropical monsoon forest

James R. Ehleringer; Zhongming Lin; Christopher B. Field; G. C. Sun; Chun-yen Kuo

doi:10.1007/bf00385053

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BiologyEpiphyteIsotopes of carbonPhotosynthesisSubtropicsCanopyHabitatEcologyBotanyδ13CCrassulacean acid metabolismStable isotope ratioTotal organic carbon

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Year: 1987
Type: article
Volume: 72
Issue: 1
Pages: 109-114
Citations: 125
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                                    James R. Ehleringer, 
                                
                                    Zhongming Lin, 
                                
                                    Christopher B. Field
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1987). 
                            Leaf carbon isotope ratios of plants from a subtropical monsoon forest. 
                            Oecologia
                            , 72
                            (1)
                            , 109-114.
                            https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00385053
                        

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DOI: 10.1007/bf00385053