Evaporative enrichment and time lags between delta O-18 of leaf water and organic pools in a pine stand

Barnard, Romain L; Salmon, Yann; Kodama, Naomi; Sorgel, Karin; Holst, Jutta; Rennenberg, Heinz; Gessler, Arthur; Buchmann, Nina

Evaporative enrichment and time lags between delta O-18 of leaf water and organic pools in a pine stand

Date

2007

Authors

Barnard, Romain L

Salmon, Yann

Kodama, Naomi

Sorgel, Karin

Holst, Jutta

Rennenberg, Heinz

Gessler, Arthur

Buchmann, Nina

Publisher

Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Abstract

Understanding ecosystem water fluxes has gained increasing attention, as climate scenarios predict a drier environment for many parts of the world. Evaporative enrichment of 18O (Δ18O) of leaf water and subsequent enrichment of plant organic matter can b