Isotope variations of hydrogen, carbon and nitrogen in florae from the Schirmacher Oasis, East Antarctica

Comparative biochemical and isotope-chemical investigations of cosmopolitical plants open up ways of obtaining parameters from different parts of the Earth which are characterised by variations in the habitat due to different environments. As an Antarctic oasis, the Schirmacher Oasis disposes of ade...

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Published in:Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies
Main Authors: Strauch, Gerhard, Haendel, D., Maaß, I., Mühle, K., Runge, A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis 2011
Subjects:
algae
Antarctica
biology
carbon-13
deuterium
isotope ratio
lichens
nitrogen-15
plants
stable isotopes
Antarctic
East Antarctica
Antarc*
Online Access:https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=20939&ufzPublicationIdentifier=11598
https://doi.org/10.1080/10256016.2011.600455
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Summary:Comparative biochemical and isotope-chemical investigations of cosmopolitical plants open up ways of obtaining parameters from different parts of the Earth which are characterised by variations in the habitat due to different environments. As an Antarctic oasis, the Schirmacher Oasis disposes of adequate favourable ecological conditions for the growth of lower plants.In the present paper, results of isotope studies of lichens, mosses and algae of the Schirmacher Oasis are given and peculiarities of the habitats which influence the isotope contents of the plants are discussed.

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