Stable isotopes in tree rings: towards a mechanistic understanding of isotope fractionation and mixing processes from the leaves to the wood

A Gessler, JP Ferrio, R Hommel, K Treydte… - Tree …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
The mechanistic understanding of isotope fractionation processes is increasing but we still
lack detailed knowledge of the processes that determine the isotopic composition of the tree …

The energetic and carbon economic origins of leaf thermoregulation

ST Michaletz, MD Weiser, NG McDowell, J Zhou… - Nature plants, 2016 - nature.com
Leaf thermoregulation has been documented in a handful of studies, but the generality and
origins of this pattern are unclear. We suggest that leaf thermoregulation is widespread in …

Unenriched xylem water contribution during cellulose synthesis influenced by atmospheric demand governs the intra‐annual tree‐ring δ18O signature

E Martínez‐Sancho, LA Cernusak, P Fonti… - New …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The oxygen isotope composition (δ18O) of tree‐ring cellulose is used to evaluate tree
physiological responses to climate, but their interpretation is still limited due to the …

Stomatal conductance limited the CO2 response of grassland in the last century

JC Baca Cabrera, RT Hirl, R Schäufele, A Macdonald… - BMC biology, 2021 - Springer
Background The anthropogenic increase of atmospheric CO 2 concentration (ca) is
impacting carbon (C), water, and nitrogen (N) cycles in grassland and other terrestrial …

[HTML][HTML] The unknown third–Hydrogen isotopes in tree-ring cellulose across Europe

V Vitali, E Martínez-Sancho, K Treydte… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
This is the first Europe-wide comprehensive assessment of the climatological and
physiological information recorded by hydrogen isotope ratios in tree-ring cellulose (δ 2 H c) …

Covariation between oxygen and hydrogen stable isotopes declines along the path from xylem water to wood cellulose across an aridity gradient

M Holloway‐Phillips, LA Cernusak, DB Nelson… - New …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Oxygen and hydrogen isotopes of cellulose in plant biology are commonly used to infer
environmental conditions, often from time series measurements of tree rings. However, the …

Carbon and oxygen isotope fractionations in tree rings reveal interactions between cambial phenology and seasonal climate

S Belmecheri, WE Wright, P Szejner… - Plant, Cell & …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
We developed novel approaches for using the isotope composition of tree‐ring subdivisions
to study seasonal dynamics in tree–climate relations. Across a 30‐year time series, the …

Species variation in the hydrogen isotope composition of leaf cellulose is mostly driven by isotopic variation in leaf sucrose

M Holloway‐Phillips, J Baan, DB Nelson… - Plant, Cell & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Experimental approaches to isolate drivers of variation in the carbon‐bound hydrogen
isotope composition (δ2H) of plant cellulose are rare and current models are limited in their …

[HTML][HTML] The metabolic sensitivity of hydrogen isotope fractionation differs between plant compounds

J Baan, M Holloway-Phillips, DB Nelson, A Kahmen - Phytochemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydrogen stable isotope analyses (δ 2 H) of plant derived organic compounds are a useful
tool for ecological, environmental, and palaeoclimatological research. However, during …

[PDF][PDF] Environmental, physiological and biochemical processes determining the oxygen isotope ratio of tree-ring cellulose

X Song, A Lorrey, MM Barbour - Stable isotopes in tree rings …, 2022 - library.oapen.org
Abstract Analysis of the oxygen isotope ratio of tree-ring cellulose (δ18Ocell) is a promising
tool for reconstructingpast climatic variations and their influence on terrestrial ecosystems …