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Co-evolution of xylem water and soil water stable isotopic composition in a northern mixed forest biome
Jenna R. Snelgrove
Environmental and Life Sciences Graduate Program, Trent University,
Peterborough, ON, K9L 0G2, Canada
James M. Buttle
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
School of the Environment, Trent University, Peterborough, ON, K9L 0G2, Canada
Matthew J. Kohn
Department of Geoscience, Boise State University, ID 83725-1535, USA
Dörthe Tetzlaff
Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB),
Berlin, Germany
Department of Geography, Humboldt University Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Short summary
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.
Co-evolution of plant and soil water isotopic composition throughout the growing season in a...