Carbon, oxygen and hydrogen isotope abundances inStylites reflect its unique physiology
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Abstract
Natural abundances of oxygen-18, carbon-14, carbon-13 and deuterium were measured inStylites andicola, a terrestrial vascular plant lacking stomates, and two terrestrial plant species having stomates that grew nearby. No substantial differences in oxygen-18 and carbon-13 abundances were observed among the three species. The deuterium concentration inStylites was much higher than in the other species, confirming a previous report of CAM inStylites. Stylites was depleted in carbon-14 relative to the present day atmosphere, consistent with the proposal that it fixes CO2 derived from decomposing peat.
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Sternberg, L.D., DeNiro, M.J., McJunkin, D., Berger, R., and Keeley, J., 1985, Carbon, oxygen and hydrogen isotope abundances inStylites reflect its unique physiology: Oecologia, v. 67, no. 4, p. 598-600, https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00790035.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Carbon, oxygen and hydrogen isotope abundances inStylites reflect its unique physiology |
| Series title | Oecologia |
| DOI | 10.1007/BF00790035 |
| Volume | 67 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Year Published | 1985 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Springer Nature |
| Contributing office(s) | Western Ecological Research Center |
| Description | 3 p. |
| First page | 598 |
| Last page | 600 |