[U. S. Geological Survey]

Chapter 6

Plants, Isotopes and Water Use: A Catchment-Scale Perspective

Todd E. Dawson and James R. Ehleringer



Isotope Tracers in Catchment Hydrology (1998), C. Kendall and J.J. McDonnell (Eds.).
Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam. pp. 165-202.


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