Isotopic clumping in wood as a proxy for photorespiration in trees

MK Lloyd, RA Stein, DE Ibarra… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Photorespiration can limit gross primary productivity in terrestrial plants. The rate of
photorespiration relative to carbon fixation increases with temperature and decreases with …

Covariation between oxygen and hydrogen stable isotopes declines along the path from xylem water to wood cellulose across an aridity gradient

M Holloway‐Phillips, LA Cernusak, DB Nelson… - New …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Oxygen and hydrogen isotopes of cellulose in plant biology are commonly used to infer
environmental conditions, often from time series measurements of tree rings. However, the …

Species variation in the hydrogen isotope composition of leaf cellulose is mostly driven by isotopic variation in leaf sucrose

M Holloway‐Phillips, J Baan, DB Nelson… - Plant, Cell & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Experimental approaches to isolate drivers of variation in the carbon‐bound hydrogen
isotope composition (δ2H) of plant cellulose are rare and current models are limited in their …

[HTML][HTML] The metabolic sensitivity of hydrogen isotope fractionation differs between plant compounds

J Baan, M Holloway-Phillips, DB Nelson, A Kahmen - Phytochemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydrogen stable isotope analyses (δ 2 H) of plant derived organic compounds are a useful
tool for ecological, environmental, and palaeoclimatological research. However, during …

Anaplerotic flux into the Calvin–Benson cycle: hydrogen isotope evidence for in vivo occurrence in C3 metabolism

T Wieloch, A Augusti, J Schleucher - New Phytologist, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
As the central carbon uptake pathway in photosynthetic cells, the Calvin–Benson cycle is
among the most important biochemical cycles for life on Earth. A carbon flux of anaplerotic …

Hydrogen isotope fractionation in carbohydrates of leaves and xylem tissues follows distinct phylogenetic patterns: a common garden experiment with 73 tree and …

P Schuler, V Vitali, M Saurer, A Gessler… - New …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Recent methodological advancements in determining the nonexchangeable hydrogen
isotopic composition (δ2Hne) of plant carbohydrates make it possible to disentangle the …

Biochemical and biophysical drivers of the hydrogen isotopic composition of carbohydrates and acetogenic lipids

MM Lehmann, P Schuler, RA Werner, M Saurer… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
The hydrogen isotopic composition (δ2H) of plant compounds is increasingly used as a
hydroclimatic proxy; however, the interpretation of δ2H values is hampered by potential …

Water use strategies of Robinia pseudoacacia and Quercus acutissima vary among seasons and planting methods

X Liu, T Yin, Y Zhang, D Huang, P Wu, N Wang… - Plant and Soil, 2023 - Springer
Aims Forests with various mixed patterns often show large differences in water use
strategies. However, mixed planting may enhance the drought resistance of the whole forest …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating the isotopic composition of leaf organic compounds in fog-dependent Tillandsia landbeckii across the coastal Atacama Desert: Implications for …

A Jaeschke, C Böhm, JH Schween, E Schefuß… - Global and Planetary …, 2024 - Elsevier
Fog is an important component of the coastal climate of northern Chile and southern Peru.
Moisture and nutrients from fog maintain highly endemic vegetation (lomas) as well as …

Can Isotopologues Be Used as Biosignature Gases in Exoplanet Atmospheres?

A Glidden, S Seager, JJ Petkowski, S Ono - Life, 2023 - mdpi.com
Isotopologue ratios are anticipated to be one of the most promising signs of life that can be
observed remotely. On Earth, carbon isotopes have been used for decades as evidence of …