Oxygen isotopes in bioarchaeology: Principles and applications, challenges and opportunities

S Pederzani, K Britton - Earth-Science Reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
Oxygen isotope analyses of skeletal remains (18 O/16 O, δ 18 O) are a powerful tool for
exploring major themes in bioarchaeology (the study of biological archaeological remains) …

Molecular paleohydrology: interpreting the hydrogen-isotopic composition of lipid biomarkers from photosynthesizing organisms

D Sachse, I Billault, GJ Bowen… - Annual Review of …, 2012 - annualreviews.org
Hydrogen-isotopic abundances of lipid biomarkers are emerging as important proxies in the
study of ancient environments and ecosystems. A decade ago, pioneering studies made use …

Global tree intrinsic water use efficiency is enhanced by increased atmospheric CO2 and modulated by climate and plant functional types

JM Mathias, RB Thomas - Proceedings of the National …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
We conducted a meta-analysis of carbon and oxygen isotopes from tree ring chronologies
representing 34 species across 10 biomes to better understand the environmental drivers …

Disentangling the role of photosynthesis and stomatal conductance on rising forest water-use efficiency

R Guerrieri, S Belmecheri, SV Ollinger… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
Multiple lines of evidence suggest that plant water-use efficiency (WUE)—the ratio of carbon
assimilation to water loss—has increased in recent decades. Although rising atmospheric …

Molecular proxies for paleoclimatology

TI Eglinton, G Eglinton - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2008 - Elsevier
We summarize the applications of molecular proxies in paleoclimatology. Marine molecular
records especially are proving to be of value but certain environmentally persistent …

Stable oxygen isotope composition of plant tissue: a review

MM Barbour - Functional Plant Biology, 2007 - CSIRO Publishing
With the development of rapid measurement techniques, stable oxygen isotope analysis of
plant tissue is poised to become an important tool in plant physiological, ecological …

[HTML][HTML] Applications of proxy system modeling in high resolution paleoclimatology

MN Evans, SE Tolwinski-Ward, DM Thompson… - Quaternary science …, 2013 - Elsevier
A proxy system model may be defined as the complete set of forward and mechanistic
processes by which the response of a sensor to environmental forcing is recorded and …

Sources of variation in the stable isotopic composition of plants

JD Marshall, JR Brooks, K Lajtha - Stable isotopes in ecology …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The use of stable isotopes of carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and hydrogen to study physiological
processes has increased exponentially in the past three decades. When Harmon Craig …

Elevated CO2 increases tree‐level intrinsic water use efficiency: insights from carbon and oxygen isotope analyses in tree rings across three forest FACE sites

G Battipaglia, M Saurer, P Cherubini… - New …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Elevated CO 2 increases intrinsic water use efficiency (WUE i) of forests, but the magnitude
of this effect and its interaction with climate is still poorly understood. We combined tree ring …

Heavy water fractionation during transpiration

GD Farquhar, LA Cernusak, B Barnes - Plant physiology, 2007 - academic.oup.com
A small proportion of water molecules contain the heavier isotopes of hydrogen and oxygen.
There is a tendency for these heavier molecules of water to accumulate in leaves during …