Stable isotope ratio variation in natural systems reflects the dynamics of Earth systems processes and imparts isotope labels to Earth materials. Carbon isotope ratios of atmospheric CO2 record exchange of carbon between the biosphere and the atmosphere; the incredible journeys of migrating monarchs is documented by hydrogen isotopes in their wings; and water carries an isotopic record of its source and history as it traverses the atmosphere and land surface. Through these and many other examples, improved understanding of spatio-temporal isotopic variation in Earth systems is leading to innovative new approaches to scientific problem-solving. This volume provides a comprehensive overview of the theory, methods, and applications that are enabling new disciplinary and cross-disciplinary advances through the study of "isoscapes": isotopic landscapes.
Brian Fry, Coastal Ecology Institute, Louisiana State University, USA
, Wolfram Meier-Augenstein, Centre for Anatomy & Human Identification, University of Dundee, UK
, John Hayes, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA
, Dan Yakir, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
Produkteigenschaften
- Artikelnummer: 9789048133536
- Medium: Buch
- ISBN: 978-90-481-3353-6
- Verlag: Springer Netherlands
- Erscheinungstermin: 01.12.2009
- Sprache(n): Englisch
- Auflage: 1. Auflage. 2009
- Produktform: Gebunden
- Gewicht: 1022 g
- Seiten: 487
- Format (B x H x T): 160 x 241 x 37 mm
- Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt