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Stable isotope ecology / Brian Fry
Stable isotope ecology / Brian Fry
Autore Fry, Brian
Pubbl/distr/stampa New York : Springer, 2006
Descrizione fisica xii, 308 p. : ill. ; 25 cm + 1 CD-ROM
Disciplina 577.072
Soggetto topico Stable isotopes in ecological research
ISBN 0387305130
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNISALENTO-991003396229707536
Fry, Brian  
New York : Springer, 2006
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Stable isotopes as indicators of ecological change [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Todd E. Dawson, Rolf T. W. Siegwolf
Stable isotopes as indicators of ecological change [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Todd E. Dawson, Rolf T. W. Siegwolf
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa London ; ; Burlington, MA, : Academic Press, 2007
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (436 p.)
Disciplina 577.01541388
Altri autori (Persone) DawsonTodd E. <1955->
SiegwolfRolf T. W
Collana Terrestial ecology series
Soggetto topico Stable isotopes in ecological research
Stable isotope tracers
Environmental monitoring
Global environmental change - Measurement
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-281-02932-7
9786611029326
0-08-055100-9
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front Cover; Stable Isotopes as Indicators of Ecological Change; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgments; Preface; Section 1: Ecological Isotope Archives; Chapter 1: Using Stable Isotopes as Indicators, Tracers, and Recorders of Ecological Change: Some Context and Background; I. Context for Book; II. Isotopes as Tracers, Records, and Integrators of Change; III. Stable Isotope Notation; IV. The Stable Isotope Composition of Materials in Biogeochemical Cycles; A. Variation in the delta13C in Carbon Cycle Processes
B. Variation in the delta18O, Delta17O, and delta2H in Hydrologic ProcessesC. Variation in the delta15N in the Nitrogen Cycle Processes; D. Variation in the delta34S and 87Sr/86Sr in Mineral Cycle Processes; V. Summary; VI. Acknowledgments; VII. References; Chapter 2: Stable Isotopes Record Ecological Change, but a Sampling Network Will be Critical; References; Section 2: Plant-based Isotope Data as Indicators of Ecological Change; Chapter 3: Extracting Climatic Information from Stable Isotopes in Tree Rings; I. Introduction; A. Fundamentals of the Tree Ring Proxies; B. Scope
II. Signal PreservationA. Carbon Isotopes; B. Oxygen and Hydrogen Isotopes; III. Sample Preparation and Analysis; A. Site Selection and Sampling; B. Sample Preparation; C. Isotopic Analysis; IV. Replication and Quantification of Signal Strength; A. Replication; B. Signal Strength; V. Nonclimatic Trends; A. Age-Related Trends; B. Correction for Atmospheric delta13C and CO2; VI. Calibration and Mechanistic Modeling; A. Laanila, Northern Finland: A Carbon Isotope Case Study; B. Climate Reconstruction from Oxygen and Hydrogen Isotopes; C. Multiparameter Dendroclimatology; VII. Conclusions
VIII. AcknowledgmentsIX. References; Chapter 4: Human Impacts on Tree-Ring Growth Reconstructed from Stable Isotopes; I. Introduction; II. Sites and Sample Preparation; III. Isotope Theory; IV. Results and Discussion; A. delta13C and Water-Use Efficiency; B. Combining delta13C and delta18O; C. Case Study in Air Pollution Research; V. Conclusions and Outlook; VI. Acknowledgments; Chapter 5: Oxygen Isotope Proxies in Tree-Ring Cellulose: Tropical Cyclones, Drought, and Climate Oscillations; I. Introduction; II. A Tree-Ring Isotope Record of Tropical Cyclones and Climate
A. Climate Modes Influencing Tropical Cyclone OccurrenceB. Isotopic Compositions of Tropical Cyclone Precipitation; C. Oxygen Isotope Compositions of Tree-Ring Cellulose; III. Materials and Methods; IV. Results and Discussion; A. Testing the Tree-Ring Isotope Proxy Record of Tropical Cyclone Activity; B. A Proxy for Seasonal Drought; C. Decadal to Multidecadal Scale Variations in Tree-Ring Oxygen Isotopes; V. Conclusions; VI. References; Chapter 6: The Stable Isotopes delta13C and delta18O of Lichens Can Be Used as Tracers of Microenvironmental Carbon and Water Sources; I. Introduction
II. Lichen delta13C as Tracer for Carbon Acquisition, Carbon Source, and Global Change
Record Nr. UNINA-9910458121503321
London ; ; Burlington, MA, : Academic Press, 2007
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Stable isotopes as indicators of ecological change [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Todd E. Dawson, Rolf T. W. Siegwolf
Stable isotopes as indicators of ecological change [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Todd E. Dawson, Rolf T. W. Siegwolf
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa London ; ; Burlington, MA, : Academic Press, 2007
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (436 p.)
Disciplina 577.01541388
Altri autori (Persone) DawsonTodd E. <1955->
SiegwolfRolf T. W
Collana Terrestial ecology series
Soggetto topico Stable isotopes in ecological research
Stable isotope tracers
Environmental monitoring
Global environmental change - Measurement
ISBN 1-281-02932-7
9786611029326
0-08-055100-9
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front Cover; Stable Isotopes as Indicators of Ecological Change; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgments; Preface; Section 1: Ecological Isotope Archives; Chapter 1: Using Stable Isotopes as Indicators, Tracers, and Recorders of Ecological Change: Some Context and Background; I. Context for Book; II. Isotopes as Tracers, Records, and Integrators of Change; III. Stable Isotope Notation; IV. The Stable Isotope Composition of Materials in Biogeochemical Cycles; A. Variation in the delta13C in Carbon Cycle Processes
B. Variation in the delta18O, Delta17O, and delta2H in Hydrologic ProcessesC. Variation in the delta15N in the Nitrogen Cycle Processes; D. Variation in the delta34S and 87Sr/86Sr in Mineral Cycle Processes; V. Summary; VI. Acknowledgments; VII. References; Chapter 2: Stable Isotopes Record Ecological Change, but a Sampling Network Will be Critical; References; Section 2: Plant-based Isotope Data as Indicators of Ecological Change; Chapter 3: Extracting Climatic Information from Stable Isotopes in Tree Rings; I. Introduction; A. Fundamentals of the Tree Ring Proxies; B. Scope
II. Signal PreservationA. Carbon Isotopes; B. Oxygen and Hydrogen Isotopes; III. Sample Preparation and Analysis; A. Site Selection and Sampling; B. Sample Preparation; C. Isotopic Analysis; IV. Replication and Quantification of Signal Strength; A. Replication; B. Signal Strength; V. Nonclimatic Trends; A. Age-Related Trends; B. Correction for Atmospheric delta13C and CO2; VI. Calibration and Mechanistic Modeling; A. Laanila, Northern Finland: A Carbon Isotope Case Study; B. Climate Reconstruction from Oxygen and Hydrogen Isotopes; C. Multiparameter Dendroclimatology; VII. Conclusions
VIII. AcknowledgmentsIX. References; Chapter 4: Human Impacts on Tree-Ring Growth Reconstructed from Stable Isotopes; I. Introduction; II. Sites and Sample Preparation; III. Isotope Theory; IV. Results and Discussion; A. delta13C and Water-Use Efficiency; B. Combining delta13C and delta18O; C. Case Study in Air Pollution Research; V. Conclusions and Outlook; VI. Acknowledgments; Chapter 5: Oxygen Isotope Proxies in Tree-Ring Cellulose: Tropical Cyclones, Drought, and Climate Oscillations; I. Introduction; II. A Tree-Ring Isotope Record of Tropical Cyclones and Climate
A. Climate Modes Influencing Tropical Cyclone OccurrenceB. Isotopic Compositions of Tropical Cyclone Precipitation; C. Oxygen Isotope Compositions of Tree-Ring Cellulose; III. Materials and Methods; IV. Results and Discussion; A. Testing the Tree-Ring Isotope Proxy Record of Tropical Cyclone Activity; B. A Proxy for Seasonal Drought; C. Decadal to Multidecadal Scale Variations in Tree-Ring Oxygen Isotopes; V. Conclusions; VI. References; Chapter 6: The Stable Isotopes delta13C and delta18O of Lichens Can Be Used as Tracers of Microenvironmental Carbon and Water Sources; I. Introduction
II. Lichen delta13C as Tracer for Carbon Acquisition, Carbon Source, and Global Change
Record Nr. UNINA-9910784658703321
London ; ; Burlington, MA, : Academic Press, 2007
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Stable isotopes as indicators of ecological change / / edited by Todd E. Dawson, Rolf T. W. Siegwolf
Stable isotopes as indicators of ecological change / / edited by Todd E. Dawson, Rolf T. W. Siegwolf
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa London ; ; Burlington, MA, : Academic Press, 2007
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (436 p.)
Disciplina 577.01541388
Altri autori (Persone) DawsonTodd E. <1955->
SiegwolfRolf T. W
Collana Terrestrial ecology series
Soggetto topico Stable isotopes in ecological research
Stable isotope tracers
Environmental monitoring
Global environmental change - Measurement
ISBN 9786611029326
9781281029324
1281029327
9780080551005
0080551009
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Front Cover; Stable Isotopes as Indicators of Ecological Change; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgments; Preface; Section 1: Ecological Isotope Archives; Chapter 1: Using Stable Isotopes as Indicators, Tracers, and Recorders of Ecological Change: Some Context and Background; I. Context for Book; II. Isotopes as Tracers, Records, and Integrators of Change; III. Stable Isotope Notation; IV. The Stable Isotope Composition of Materials in Biogeochemical Cycles; A. Variation in the delta13C in Carbon Cycle Processes
B. Variation in the delta18O, Delta17O, and delta2H in Hydrologic Processes C. Variation in the delta15N in the Nitrogen Cycle Processes; D. Variation in the delta34S and 87Sr/86Sr in Mineral Cycle Processes; V. Summary; VI. Acknowledgments; VII. References; Chapter 2: Stable Isotopes Record Ecological Change, but a Sampling Network Will be Critical; References; Section 2: Plant-based Isotope Data as Indicators of Ecological Change; Chapter 3: Extracting Climatic Information from Stable Isotopes in Tree Rings; I. Introduction; A. Fundamentals of the Tree Ring Proxies; B. Scope
II. Signal Preservation A. Carbon Isotopes; B. Oxygen and Hydrogen Isotopes; III. Sample Preparation and Analysis; A. Site Selection and Sampling; B. Sample Preparation; C. Isotopic Analysis; IV. Replication and Quantification of Signal Strength; A. Replication; B. Signal Strength; V. Nonclimatic Trends; A. Age-Related Trends; B. Correction for Atmospheric delta13C and CO2; VI. Calibration and Mechanistic Modeling; A. Laanila, Northern Finland: A Carbon Isotope Case Study; B. Climate Reconstruction from Oxygen and Hydrogen Isotopes; C. Multiparameter Dendroclimatology; VII. Conclusions
VIII. Acknowledgments. References; Chapter 4: Human Impacts on Tree-Ring Growth Reconstructed from Stable Isotopes; I. Introduction; II. Sites and Sample Preparation; III. Isotope Theory; IV. Results and Discussion; A. delta13C and Water-Use Efficiency; B. Combining delta13C and delta18O; C. Case Study in Air Pollution Research; V. Conclusions and Outlook; VI. Acknowledgments; Chapter 5: Oxygen Isotope Proxies in Tree-Ring Cellulose: Tropical Cyclones, Drought, and Climate Oscillations; I. Introduction; II. A Tree-Ring Isotope Record of Tropical Cyclones and Climate
A. Climate Modes Influencing Tropical Cyclone Occurrence B. Isotopic Compositions of Tropical Cyclone Precipitation; C. Oxygen Isotope Compositions of Tree-Ring Cellulose; III. Materials and Methods; IV. Results and Discussion; A. Testing the Tree-Ring Isotope Proxy Record of Tropical Cyclone Activity; B. A Proxy for Seasonal Drought; C. Decadal to Multidecadal Scale Variations in Tree-Ring Oxygen Isotopes; V. Conclusions; VI. References; Chapter 6: The Stable Isotopes delta13C and delta18O of Lichens Can Be Used as Tracers of Microenvironmental Carbon and Water Sources; I. Introduction
II. Lichen delta13C as Tracer for Carbon Acquisition, Carbon Source, and Global Change
Record Nr. UNINA-9910961770403321
London ; ; Burlington, MA, : Academic Press, 2007
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Stable isotopes in ecology and environmental science [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Robert Michener and Kate Lajtha
Stable isotopes in ecology and environmental science [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Robert Michener and Kate Lajtha
Edizione [2nd ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2007
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (594 p.)
Disciplina 577.072
577.076
Altri autori (Persone) MichenerRobert H
LajthaKate
Collana Ecological methods and concepts series
Soggetto topico Stable isotopes in ecological research
Chemistry
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-281-31890-6
9786611318901
0-470-69185-9
0-470-69117-4
Classificazione UMW 152f
WC 2800
WC 5300
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Stable Isotopes in Ecology and Environmental Science; Contents; Contributors; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Stable isotope chemistry and measurement: a primer; Introduction; What isotopes are, what makes them distinct; Properties of ecologically useful stable isotopes; Technological advances and current trends in the ecological use of isotopes; Acknowledgments; References; 2. Sources of variation in the stable isotopic composition of plants; Introduction; Carbon isotopes; Nitrogen isotopes; Hydrogen and oxygen isotopes; Conclusions; References
3. Natural 15N- and 13C-abundance as indicators of forest nitrogen status and soil carbon dynamicsIntroduction; Significance of 15N-abundance to soil carbon sequestration; Vertical changes in soil 13C-abundance and soil carbon dynamics; Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; 4. Soil nitrogen isotope composition; Introduction; Sources of variation in soil d15N; Patterns of soil nitrogen isotope composition; Conclusions; References; 5. Isotopic study of the biology of modern and fossil vertebrates; Introduction; Vertebrate tissues in the fossil record
Controls on the isotopic composition of vertebrate tissuesPreservation of biogenic isotope compositions by vertebrate fossils; Paleobiological applications; Conclusions; A post-script on workshops and literature resources; References; 6. Isotopic tracking of migrant wildlife; Introduction; Basic principles; Marine systems; Terrestrial systems (excluding deuterium); Using deuterium patterns in precipitation; Conclusions; References; 7. Natural abundance of 15N in marine planktonic ecosystems; Introduction; Background; Isotopic variation in marine nitrogen
Source delineation and isotope budgetsAnimal fractionation and food web processes; Isotopic transients in marine systems; Compound-specific nitrogen isotope analyses; Conclusions; Acknowledgment; References; 8. Stable isotope studies in marine chemoautotrophically based ecosystems: An update; Introduction; Isotopic tracing of carbon at methane seeps; Whale falls; Hydrothermal vents; Conclusions; References; 9. Stable isotope ratios as tracers in marine food webs: An update; Introduction; Methods of assessing food webs; Phytoplankton and particulate organic carbon
Phytoplankton and particulate organic nitrogenMarine food webs; Stable isotopes in marine conservation biology; Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; 10. Stable isotope tracing of temporal and spatial variability in organic matter sources to freshwater ecosystems; Introduction; Overview of river food webs and stable isotope approaches; Stable isotope ratios of organic matter sources in stream ecosystems; C, N, and S isotopic variability and its applications in river ecology; Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; 11. Stable isotope tracers in watershed hydrology; Introduction
Basic concepts in watershed hydrology
Record Nr. UNINA-9910145558403321
Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2007
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Stable isotopes in ecology and environmental science / edited by Robert Michener and Kate Lajtha
Stable isotopes in ecology and environmental science / edited by Robert Michener and Kate Lajtha
Edizione [2nd ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Malden, MA : Blackwell Publishing, 2007
Descrizione fisica 566 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Disciplina 577.072
Altri autori (Persone) Michener, Robert H.
Lajtha, Kate
Collana Ecological methods and concepts series
Soggetto topico Stable isotopes in ecological research
ISBN 1405126809
9781405126809
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNISALENTO-991003396499707536
Malden, MA : Blackwell Publishing, 2007
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Stable isotopes in ecology and environmental science [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Robert Michener and Kate Lajtha
Stable isotopes in ecology and environmental science [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Robert Michener and Kate Lajtha
Edizione [2nd ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2007
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (594 p.)
Disciplina 577.072
577.076
Altri autori (Persone) MichenerRobert H
LajthaKate
Collana Ecological methods and concepts series
Soggetto topico Stable isotopes in ecological research
Chemistry
ISBN 1-281-31890-6
9786611318901
0-470-69185-9
0-470-69117-4
Classificazione UMW 152f
WC 2800
WC 5300
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Stable Isotopes in Ecology and Environmental Science; Contents; Contributors; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Stable isotope chemistry and measurement: a primer; Introduction; What isotopes are, what makes them distinct; Properties of ecologically useful stable isotopes; Technological advances and current trends in the ecological use of isotopes; Acknowledgments; References; 2. Sources of variation in the stable isotopic composition of plants; Introduction; Carbon isotopes; Nitrogen isotopes; Hydrogen and oxygen isotopes; Conclusions; References
3. Natural 15N- and 13C-abundance as indicators of forest nitrogen status and soil carbon dynamicsIntroduction; Significance of 15N-abundance to soil carbon sequestration; Vertical changes in soil 13C-abundance and soil carbon dynamics; Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; 4. Soil nitrogen isotope composition; Introduction; Sources of variation in soil d15N; Patterns of soil nitrogen isotope composition; Conclusions; References; 5. Isotopic study of the biology of modern and fossil vertebrates; Introduction; Vertebrate tissues in the fossil record
Controls on the isotopic composition of vertebrate tissuesPreservation of biogenic isotope compositions by vertebrate fossils; Paleobiological applications; Conclusions; A post-script on workshops and literature resources; References; 6. Isotopic tracking of migrant wildlife; Introduction; Basic principles; Marine systems; Terrestrial systems (excluding deuterium); Using deuterium patterns in precipitation; Conclusions; References; 7. Natural abundance of 15N in marine planktonic ecosystems; Introduction; Background; Isotopic variation in marine nitrogen
Source delineation and isotope budgetsAnimal fractionation and food web processes; Isotopic transients in marine systems; Compound-specific nitrogen isotope analyses; Conclusions; Acknowledgment; References; 8. Stable isotope studies in marine chemoautotrophically based ecosystems: An update; Introduction; Isotopic tracing of carbon at methane seeps; Whale falls; Hydrothermal vents; Conclusions; References; 9. Stable isotope ratios as tracers in marine food webs: An update; Introduction; Methods of assessing food webs; Phytoplankton and particulate organic carbon
Phytoplankton and particulate organic nitrogenMarine food webs; Stable isotopes in marine conservation biology; Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; 10. Stable isotope tracing of temporal and spatial variability in organic matter sources to freshwater ecosystems; Introduction; Overview of river food webs and stable isotope approaches; Stable isotope ratios of organic matter sources in stream ecosystems; C, N, and S isotopic variability and its applications in river ecology; Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; 11. Stable isotope tracers in watershed hydrology; Introduction
Basic concepts in watershed hydrology
Record Nr. UNISA-996205997303316
Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2007
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Stable isotopes in ecology and environmental science [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Robert Michener and Kate Lajtha
Stable isotopes in ecology and environmental science [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Robert Michener and Kate Lajtha
Edizione [2nd ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2007
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (594 p.)
Disciplina 577.072
577.076
Altri autori (Persone) MichenerRobert H
LajthaKate
Collana Ecological methods and concepts series
Soggetto topico Stable isotopes in ecological research
Chemistry
ISBN 1-281-31890-6
9786611318901
0-470-69185-9
0-470-69117-4
Classificazione UMW 152f
WC 2800
WC 5300
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Stable Isotopes in Ecology and Environmental Science; Contents; Contributors; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Stable isotope chemistry and measurement: a primer; Introduction; What isotopes are, what makes them distinct; Properties of ecologically useful stable isotopes; Technological advances and current trends in the ecological use of isotopes; Acknowledgments; References; 2. Sources of variation in the stable isotopic composition of plants; Introduction; Carbon isotopes; Nitrogen isotopes; Hydrogen and oxygen isotopes; Conclusions; References
3. Natural 15N- and 13C-abundance as indicators of forest nitrogen status and soil carbon dynamicsIntroduction; Significance of 15N-abundance to soil carbon sequestration; Vertical changes in soil 13C-abundance and soil carbon dynamics; Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; 4. Soil nitrogen isotope composition; Introduction; Sources of variation in soil d15N; Patterns of soil nitrogen isotope composition; Conclusions; References; 5. Isotopic study of the biology of modern and fossil vertebrates; Introduction; Vertebrate tissues in the fossil record
Controls on the isotopic composition of vertebrate tissuesPreservation of biogenic isotope compositions by vertebrate fossils; Paleobiological applications; Conclusions; A post-script on workshops and literature resources; References; 6. Isotopic tracking of migrant wildlife; Introduction; Basic principles; Marine systems; Terrestrial systems (excluding deuterium); Using deuterium patterns in precipitation; Conclusions; References; 7. Natural abundance of 15N in marine planktonic ecosystems; Introduction; Background; Isotopic variation in marine nitrogen
Source delineation and isotope budgetsAnimal fractionation and food web processes; Isotopic transients in marine systems; Compound-specific nitrogen isotope analyses; Conclusions; Acknowledgment; References; 8. Stable isotope studies in marine chemoautotrophically based ecosystems: An update; Introduction; Isotopic tracing of carbon at methane seeps; Whale falls; Hydrothermal vents; Conclusions; References; 9. Stable isotope ratios as tracers in marine food webs: An update; Introduction; Methods of assessing food webs; Phytoplankton and particulate organic carbon
Phytoplankton and particulate organic nitrogenMarine food webs; Stable isotopes in marine conservation biology; Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; 10. Stable isotope tracing of temporal and spatial variability in organic matter sources to freshwater ecosystems; Introduction; Overview of river food webs and stable isotope approaches; Stable isotope ratios of organic matter sources in stream ecosystems; C, N, and S isotopic variability and its applications in river ecology; Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; 11. Stable isotope tracers in watershed hydrology; Introduction
Basic concepts in watershed hydrology
Record Nr. UNINA-9910830017703321
Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2007
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Stable isotopes in ecology and environmental science / / edited by Robert Michener and Kate Lajtha
Stable isotopes in ecology and environmental science / / edited by Robert Michener and Kate Lajtha
Edizione [2nd ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2007
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (594 p.)
Disciplina 577.072
577.076
Altri autori (Persone) MichenerRobert H
LajthaKate
Collana Ecological methods and concepts series
Soggetto topico Stable isotopes in ecological research
Chemistry
ISBN 9786611318901
9781281318909
1281318906
9780470691854
0470691859
9780470691175
0470691174
Classificazione UMW 152f
WC 2800
WC 5300
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Stable Isotopes in Ecology and Environmental Science; Contents; Contributors; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Stable isotope chemistry and measurement: a primer; Introduction; What isotopes are, what makes them distinct; Properties of ecologically useful stable isotopes; Technological advances and current trends in the ecological use of isotopes; Acknowledgments; References; 2. Sources of variation in the stable isotopic composition of plants; Introduction; Carbon isotopes; Nitrogen isotopes; Hydrogen and oxygen isotopes; Conclusions; References
3. Natural 15N- and 13C-abundance as indicators of forest nitrogen status and soil carbon dynamicsIntroduction; Significance of 15N-abundance to soil carbon sequestration; Vertical changes in soil 13C-abundance and soil carbon dynamics; Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; 4. Soil nitrogen isotope composition; Introduction; Sources of variation in soil d15N; Patterns of soil nitrogen isotope composition; Conclusions; References; 5. Isotopic study of the biology of modern and fossil vertebrates; Introduction; Vertebrate tissues in the fossil record
Controls on the isotopic composition of vertebrate tissuesPreservation of biogenic isotope compositions by vertebrate fossils; Paleobiological applications; Conclusions; A post-script on workshops and literature resources; References; 6. Isotopic tracking of migrant wildlife; Introduction; Basic principles; Marine systems; Terrestrial systems (excluding deuterium); Using deuterium patterns in precipitation; Conclusions; References; 7. Natural abundance of 15N in marine planktonic ecosystems; Introduction; Background; Isotopic variation in marine nitrogen
Source delineation and isotope budgetsAnimal fractionation and food web processes; Isotopic transients in marine systems; Compound-specific nitrogen isotope analyses; Conclusions; Acknowledgment; References; 8. Stable isotope studies in marine chemoautotrophically based ecosystems: An update; Introduction; Isotopic tracing of carbon at methane seeps; Whale falls; Hydrothermal vents; Conclusions; References; 9. Stable isotope ratios as tracers in marine food webs: An update; Introduction; Methods of assessing food webs; Phytoplankton and particulate organic carbon
Phytoplankton and particulate organic nitrogenMarine food webs; Stable isotopes in marine conservation biology; Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; 10. Stable isotope tracing of temporal and spatial variability in organic matter sources to freshwater ecosystems; Introduction; Overview of river food webs and stable isotope approaches; Stable isotope ratios of organic matter sources in stream ecosystems; C, N, and S isotopic variability and its applications in river ecology; Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; 11. Stable isotope tracers in watershed hydrology; Introduction
Basic concepts in watershed hydrology
Record Nr. UNINA-9911018902003321
Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2007
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Stable isotopes in ecology and environmental science / edited by Kate Lajtha, Robert H. Michener
Stable isotopes in ecology and environmental science / edited by Kate Lajtha, Robert H. Michener
Pubbl/distr/stampa Oxford ; Boston : Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1994
Descrizione fisica xix, 316 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm
Disciplina 577
Altri autori (Persone) Lajtha, Kate
Michener, Robert H.
Collana Methods in ecology
Soggetto topico Stable isotopes in ecological research
ISBN 0632031549
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNISALENTO-991001614939707536
Oxford ; Boston : Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1994
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