Carbon isotope composition in landscape components and its changes under different ecological conditions

The composition of stable carbon isotopes in plants, plant litter, leaf litter, and soil organic matter was studied experimentally in the western part of the northern foothills of the Caucasus and mountainsides. It was found that the changes in carbon isotope composition depending on the vertical zo...

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Published in:Biology bulletin of the Russian Academy of Sciences 2016-03, Vol.43 (2), p.177-184
Main Authors: Kovda, I. V, E. G. Morgun, K. B. Gongalskii, S. A. Balandin, A. I. Erokhina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biochemistry
Biomedical and Life Sciences
C3 plants
carbon
Cell Biology
Ecology
hills
landscapes
Life Sciences
plant communities
plant litter
soil organic matter
stable isotopes
Zoology
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Summary:The composition of stable carbon isotopes in plants, plant litter, leaf litter, and soil organic matter was studied experimentally in the western part of the northern foothills of the Caucasus and mountainsides. It was found that the changes in carbon isotope composition depending on the vertical zonation do not exceed 8‰ and depend on the type of C3 plant communities, its presence in biogeocenosis components (living matter, plant litter, soil organic matter), and the degree of moistening of the plot studied.
ISSN:1062-3590
1608-3059
DOI:10.1134/S1062359016010088