{"product_id":"stable-isotopes-in-ecology-and-environmental-science-paperback-softback-9781405126809","title":"Stable Isotopes in Ecology and Environmental Science (Paperback \/ softback) 9781405126809","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eStable Isotopes in Ecology and Environmental Science\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRobert Michener (Edited by), R Michener (Author), Kate Lajtha (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405126809, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 14 September 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e594 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 15.9 x 3.2 cm, 0.88 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book highlights new and emerging uses of stable isotope analysis in a variety of ecological disciplines. While the use of natural abundance isotopes in ecological research is now relatively standard, new techniques and ways of interpreting patterns are developing rapidly. The second edition of this book provides a thorough, up-to-date examination of these methods of research. \u003cp\u003eAs part of the \u003ci\u003eEcological Methods and Concepts\u003c\/i\u003e series which provides the latest information on experimental techniques in ecology, this book looks at a wide range of techniques that use natural abundance isotopes to:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003efollow whole ecosystem element cycling\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eunderstand processes of soil organic matter formation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003efollow the movement of water in whole watersheds\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eunderstand the effects of pollution in both terrestrial and aquatic environments\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003estudy extreme systems such as hydrothermal vents\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003efollow migrating organisms\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn each case, the book explains the background to the methodology, looks at the underlying principles and assumptions, and outlines the potential limitations and pitfalls.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStable Isotopes in Ecology and Environmental Science\u003c\/i\u003e is an ideal resource for both ecologists who are new to isotopic analysis, and more experienced isotope ecologists interested in innovative techniques and pioneering new uses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors, x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations, xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction, xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Stable isotope chemistry and measurement: a primer, 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eElizabeth W. Sulzman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction, 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat isotopes are, what makes them distinct, 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProperties of ecologically useful stable isotopes, 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTechnological advances and current trends in the ecological use of isotopes, 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments, 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences, 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Sources of variation in the stable isotopic composition of plants, 22\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn D. Marshall, J. Renée Brooks, and Kate Lajtha\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction, 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCarbon isotopes, 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNitrogen isotopes, 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHydrogen and oxygen isotopes, 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions, 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences, 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Natural \u003csup\u003e15\u003c\/sup\u003eN- and \u003csup\u003e13\u003c\/sup\u003eC-abundance as indicators of forest nitrogen status and soil carbon dynamics, 61\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCharles T. Garten, Jr, Paul J. Hanson, Donald E. Todd, Jr, Bonnie B. Lu, and Deanne J. Brice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction, 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSignificance of \u003csup\u003e15\u003c\/sup\u003eN-abundance to soil carbon sequestration, 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVertical changes in soil \u003csup\u003e13\u003c\/sup\u003eC-abundance and soil carbon dynamics, 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions, 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments, 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences, 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Soil nitrogen isotope composition, 83\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eR. Dave Evans\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction, 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSources of variation in soil δ\u003csup\u003e15\u003c\/sup\u003eN, 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePatterns of soil nitrogen isotope composition, 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions, 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences, 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Isotopic study of the biology of modern and fossil vertebrates, 99\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePaul L. Koch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction, 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVertebrate tissues in the fossil record, 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eControls on the isotopic composition of vertebrate tissues, 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreservation of biogenic isotope compositions by vertebrate fossils, 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaleobiological applications, 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions, 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA post-script on workshops and literature resources, 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences, 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Isotopic tracking of migrant wildlife, 155\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKeith A. Hobson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction, 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBasic principles, 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMarine systems, 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTerrestrial systems (excluding deuterium), 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing deuterium patterns in precipitation, 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions, 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences, 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Natural abundance of \u003csup\u003e15\u003c\/sup\u003eN in marine planktonic ecosystems, 176\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJoseph P. Montoya\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction, 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBackground, 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIsotopic variation in marine nitrogen, 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSource delineation and isotope budgets, 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnimal fractionation and food web processes, 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIsotopic transients in marine systems, 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompound-specific nitrogen isotope analyses, 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions, 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgment, 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences, 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Stable isotope studies in marine chemoautotrophically based ecosystems: An update, 202\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCindy Lee Van Dover\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction, 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIsotopic tracing of carbon at methane seeps, 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhale falls, 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHydrothermal vents, 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions, 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences, 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Stable isotope ratios as tracers in marine food webs: An update, 238\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert H. Michener and Les Kaufman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction, 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMethods of assessing food webs, 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhytoplankton and particulate organic carbon, 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhytoplankton and particulate organic nitrogen, 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMarine food webs, 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStable isotopes in marine conservation biology, 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions, 269\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments, 270\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences, 270\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Stable isotope tracing of temporal and spatial variability in organic matter sources to freshwater ecosystems, 283\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJacques C. Finlay and Carol Kendall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction, 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOverview of river food webs and stable isotope approaches, 284\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStable isotope ratios of organic matter sources in stream ecosystems, 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eC, N, and S isotopic variability and its applications in river ecology, 308\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions, 323\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments, 324\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences, 324\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Stable isotope tracers in watershed hydrology, 334\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKevin McGuire and Jeff McDonnell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction, 334\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBasic concepts in watershed hydrology, 334\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy are stable isotopes needed?, 342\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeneral concepts in isotope hydrology, 342\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApplications of isotope hydrology in watershed and ecosystem studies, 356\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions, 364\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments, 365\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences, 365\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Tracing anthropogenic inputs of nitrogen to ecosystems, 375\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCarol Kendall, Emily M. Elliott, and Scott D. Wankel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction, 375\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIsotopic compositions of major N sources to ecosystems, 380\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProcesses affecting the isotopic composition of DIN, 393\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeparating mixing of sources from the effects of cycling, 407\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApplications to different environmental settings, 413\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat sources of agricultural and urban sources of nitrate can be distinguished using isotopes?, 422\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther tools for tracing anthropogenic contaminants, 427\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions, 433\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences, 435\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Modeling the dynamics of stable-isotope ratios for ecosystem biogeochemistry, 450\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWilliam S. Currie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction, 450\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesigning consistent model–data linkages and comparisons, 454\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrinciples and techniques of stable isotope modeling, 461\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions, 474\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments, 476\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences, 476\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 Compound-specific stable isotope analysis in ecology and paleoecology, 480\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRichard P. Evershed, Ian D. Bull, Lorna T. Corr, Zoe M. Crossman, Bart E. van Dongen, Claire J. Evans, Susan Jim, Hazel R. Mottram, Anna J. Mukherjee, and Richard D. Pancost\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction, 480\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy use compound-specific stable isotopes?, 481\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnalytical considerations in compound-specific stable isotope analysis, 482\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApplications of compound-specific stable isotope approaches in ecology and paleoecology, 498\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions, 524\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences, 526\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex, 541\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Biology, life sciences [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Biology, life sciences\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Biology,%20life%20sciences%20%5BPS%5D%22\"\u003ePS\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52437762736408,"sku":"9781405126809","price":75.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781405126809.jpg?v=1784938577","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/stable-isotopes-in-ecology-and-environmental-science-paperback-softback-9781405126809","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}