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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-2169-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-2169-2021
Research article
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21 Apr 2021
Research article |  | 21 Apr 2021

Co-evolution of xylem water and soil water stable isotopic composition in a northern mixed forest biome

Jenna R. Snelgrove, James M. Buttle, Matthew J. Kohn, and Dörthe Tetzlaff

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Co-evolution of plant and soil water isotopic composition throughout the growing season in a little-studied northern mixed forest landscape was explored. Marked inter-specific differences in the isotopic composition of xylem water relative to surrounding soil water occurred, despite thin soil cover constraining inter-species differences in rooting depths. We provide potential explanations for differences in temporal evolution of xylem water isotopic composition in this northern landscape.
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