… = 0.96, p < 0.01) for bulk leaves and +1.45 ± 0.33‰ km −1 (… These carbon isotopic gradients
are defined in multi-species … to adiabatic gradients, environmental variables, leaf wax n-…

… In this study, we analyze leaf wax n-alkanes and their δ 2 H wax values in marine surface …
along a strong aridity gradient in Chile. The gradient spans from the humid to the hyperarid …

… We found that the leaf wax composition was dominated by n-… Significant differences were
found in leaf wax distribution (… function of the wax in preventing water loss from the leaves. The …

… the gradient. We find both xylem water and leaf wax δD values of individuals correlate (R 2
… As both processes are modulated by climate (including relative humidity and temperature) …

… and the rainfall to leaf wax isotopic offset correlates with relative humidity … leaf wax δ 13 C
wax and δD wax and chain length distributions across a strong climate and vegetation gradient …

… Likewise, natural leaf wax δ 2 H gradients along leaf blades in leaves of the C4 grass M.
sinensis were used to estimate that the seasonal turnover of long-chained n-alkanes can vary …

… (δD) of long-chain plant leaf waxes can reflect changes of … of leaf wax δD (δD wax ) signals
along a precipitation gradient … signal related to the humidity gradient cross our sites (Fig. 4). …

… Air temperature and relative humidity were monitored by built-in growth chamber sensors. …
leaf mass per unit leaf area (LMA; leaf mass in g divided by leaf area in m 2 ), and leaf dry …

… plants decreased along a strong humidity gradient in northern Australia. … gradients. Average
chain length (ACL) is commonly used to characterize the chain length distribution of leaf wax …

… leaf economic strategy to increase leaf mass per unit area with elevation, provides a theoretical
basis for understanding the increase in leaf wax … gradient. We hypothesize that increased …