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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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Species-specific trophic discrimination factors can reduce the uncertainty of stable isotope analyses
Stable isotope analysis has been broadly used to study food webs, but often relies on inaccurate assumptions of trophic isotopic discriminations,...
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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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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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Using Carbon Stable Isotopes to Study C3 and C4 Photosynthesis: Models and Calculations
Stable carbon isotopes are a powerful tool to study photosynthesis. Initial applications consisted of determining isotope ratios of plant biomass...
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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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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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Phenotypic variation in leaf photosynthetic traits, leaf area index, and carbon discrimination of field-grown wheat genotypes and their relationship with yield performance in Mediterranean environments
Main conclusionLeaf water potential, gas exchange, and chlorophyll fluorescence exhibited significant differences among genotypes, high environmental...
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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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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...
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Influence of ontogeny on stable isotope ratios and trophic discrimination factors of African penguin (Spheniscus demersus) tissues
Stable isotopes are widely used in ecosystem studies to decipher trophic relationships between species. Using stable isotopes as trophic markers...
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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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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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Carbon and nitrogen isotopes of lizardfish provide insight into regional patterns of ocean biogeochemistry across the eastern continental United States
Map** spatial variation in stable isotope values (isoscapes) of primary producers and consumers can provide insight into regional patterns of...
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Genetic variation in carbon isotope discrimination-based water use efficiency of teak (Tectona grandis L. f.) and its association with growth and wood quality traits
Teak ( Tectona grandis L. f.) is one of the most preferred tropical timber species for afforestation, reforestation, and commercial plantation in the...
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Zinc isotope composition of enameloid, bone and muscle of gilt-head seabreams (Sparus aurata) raised in pisciculture and their relation to diet
The isotope ratios of zinc ( 66 Zn/ 64 Zn expressed as δ 66 Zn), a vital nutrient, increasingly demonstrate trophic discrimination among vertebrates,...
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Revisiting carbon isotope discrimination in C3 plants shows respiration rules when photosynthesis is low
Stable isotopes are commonly used to study the diffusion of CO 2 within photosynthetic plant tissues. The standard method used to interpret the...
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Using stable isotope (δ13C, δ15N) values from feces and breath to infer shorebird diets
The use of stable isotopes of carbon ( δ 13 C) and nitrogen ( δ 15 N) from feces and breath offers potential as non-destructive tools to assess diets and...
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Interspecific interactions between coexisting Siberian and Ezo salamander larvae examined by stable isotope analyses
Hokkaido Island is inhabited by two salamander species, Siberian salamander ( Salamandrella keyserlingii ) and Ezo salamander ( Hynobius retardatus ),...
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Dining on corals: stable isotope evidence for close trophic connection between gall crabs (Cryptochiridae) and their stony coral hosts
The exact nature of the relationship between symbiont fauna and their hosts is often unclear, but knowing more about these intricate ecological...
