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Mycorrhizal C/N ratio determines plant-derived carbon and nitrogen allocation to symbiosis
Carbon allocation of trees to ectomycorrhizas is thought to shape forest nutrient cycling, but the sink activities of different fungal taxa for host...
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Tissue-specific carbon isotope patterns of amino acids in southern sea otters
The measurement of stable isotope values of individual compounds, such as amino acids (AAs), has become a powerful tool in animal ecology and...
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Controls on the Carbon Isotopic Compositions of Lipids in Marine Environments
Organic carbon isotopes have long been used to study modern and ancient biogeochemical processes. Controls on the isotopic composition of organic...
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The Stable Carbon and Nitrogen Isotope Compositions of Larvae of Burrowing Shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda: Gebiidea and Axiidea) from Vostok Bay, Sea of Japan
AbstractLarvae of eight burrowing shrimp species from Vostok Bay, Sea of Japan, were analyzed for their carbon (δ 13 C) and nitrogen (δ 15 N) isotope...
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Barley awn dimensions and barbs changes under terminal drought stress and its relation to grain yield and carbon isotope discrimination
Awns illustrate an important photosynthetic organ of the cereal spike, especially under water stress. Barley ( Hordeum vulgare L.) spikes are...
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Lipid Extraction and Sample Preservation Techniques for Stable Isotope Analysis and Ecological Assays
Lipid extraction is an important component of many ecological and ecotoxicological measurements. For instance, percent lipid is often used as a...
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Contrasting patterns and controls of soil carbon and nitrogen isotope compositions in coastal wetlands of China
AimsNatural stable isotope compositions of carbon (δ 13 C) and nitrogen (δ 15 N) can reveal biogeochemical mechanisms that control ecosystem carbon (C)...
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Post-photosynthetic Carbon, Oxygen and Hydrogen Isotope Signal Transfer to Tree Rings—How Timing of Cell Formations and Turnover of Stored Carbohydrates Affect Intra-annual Isotope Variations
In this chapter, we discuss post-photosynthetic processes that affect intra-annualIntra-annual variation in the stable isotopes of tree rings, such...
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Stable Isotope Probing-RNA Strategy to Study Plant/Fungus Interactions
The use of stable-isotope probing (SIPStable isotope probing (SIP)) allows tracing specific labeled substrates into fungi leading to a better...
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A guide to precise measurements of isotope abundance by ESI-Orbitrap MS
Stable isotopes of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur are widespread in nature. Nevertheless, their relative abundance is not the same...
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The Influence of Wavelengths of Different Ranges of Photosynthetically Active Radiation on the Carbon Isotope Composition of Plant Biomass and Its Fractions (Using the Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) Cultivar Aficion as an Example)
AbstractThe influence of incident wavelengths of four ranges—short-wave red (623–641 nm), long-wave red (646–667 nm), far red (727–751 nm), and blue...
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Do stable carbon and nitrogen isotope values of Nitella flexilis differ between softwater and hardwater lakes?
The composition of stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes ( δ 13 C and δ 15 N) is widely used for tracking the origin of organic matter (OM) present in...
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Carbon Isotope Effects in Relation to CO2 Assimilation by Tree Canopies
The carbon atoms deposited in tree rings originate from the CO2 in the atmosphere to which the tree’s canopy is exposed. Thus, the first control on...
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Isotope Dendrochronology: Historical Perspective
Although the fields of dendrochronologyDendrochronology and lightLight stable-isotope mass spectrometry emerged at different times in the first half...
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Isotope ratio-based quantification of carbon assimilation highlights the role of plastidial isoprenoid precursor availability in photosynthesis
BackgroundWe report a method to estimate carbon assimilation based on isotope ratio-mass spectrometry (IRMS) of 13 CO 2 labeled plant tissue....
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Fatty acid profiles and stable isotope composition of Antarctic macroalgae: a baseline for a combined biomarker approach in food web studies
The Western Antarctic Peninsula supports a diverse assemblage of > 100 described macroalgal species that contribute to the base of coastal food webs,...
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Climate Signals in Stable Isotope Tree-Ring Records
In this chapter we introduce the climate signalClimate Signals in stable isotope tree-ring records, with the emphasis on temperateTemperate forests....
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Estimating gap age using tree-ring width in combination with carbon isotope discrimination in a temperate forest, Northeast China
Key messageThe accuracy of gap age estimation can be improved from 5–6 to 2 years by analyzing the annual width and carbon isotope discrimination of...
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Probing Tree Physiology Using the Dual-Isotope Approach
The environmental and physiological interpretation of stable isotope variation in organic matterOrganic matter is affected by many different and...
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Effects of thinning and understory removal on water use efficiency of Pinus massoniana: evidence from photosynthetic capacity and stable carbon isotope analyses
Understanding the relationship between forest management and water use efficiency (WUE) is important for evaluating forest adaptability to climate...
