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Oxygen and Hydrogen Isotope Ratios in Plant Cellulose: Mechanisms and Applications

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Stable Isotopes in Ecological Research

Part of the book series: Ecological Studies ((ECOLSTUD,volume 68))

Abstract

As is the case for carbon, the study of stable hydrogen and oxygen isotopes in plant matter has its origins in the field of geochemistry. Geochemists for some time have been interested in using stable hydrogen and oxygen isotope ratios in fossil plant matter to determine climate during the formation of the plant matter in question. They reasoned that since the oxygen and hydrogen isotope ratios of water available for incorporation into plant biomass is influenced by climate, then the hydrogen and oxygen isotope ratios of plant matter should also be determined by climate. To determine climate, it would only be a question of deciphering the isotopic fractionation steps from water entering the roots to cellulose synthesized in the leaves.

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  1. Laboratory of Biomedical and Environmental Sciences, University of California, 90024, Los Angeles, CA, USA

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  2. Department of Biology, University of Utah, 84112, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

    J. R. Ehleringer

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da Silveira Lobo Sternberg, L. (1989). Oxygen and Hydrogen Isotope Ratios in Plant Cellulose: Mechanisms and Applications. In: Rundel, P.W., Ehleringer, J.R., Nagy, K.A. (eds) Stable Isotopes in Ecological Research. Ecological Studies, vol 68. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3498-2_9

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