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Stable isotopes

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Publications listed in chronological order; PDF indicates that a copy of the publication is available in the Publications menu

76. Ehleringer, J. R., P. W. Rundel, and K. A. Nagy. 1986. Stable isotopes in physiological ecology and food web research. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 1:42-45. PDF

80. 
 Ehleringer, J. R., C. B. Field, Z. F. Lin, and C. Y. Kuo. 1986. Leaf carbon isotope and mineral composition in subtropical plants along an irradiance cline. Oecologia 70:520-526. PDF

85. 
Ehleringer, J. R., J. P. Comstock, and T. A. Cooper. 1987. Leaf-twig carbon isotope ratio differences in photosynthetic-twig desert shrubs. Oecologia 71:318-320. PDF

87. Ehleringer, J. R., Z. F. Lin, C. B. Field, and C. Y. Kuo. 1987. Leaf carbon isotope ratios of plants from a subtropical monsoon forest. Oecologia 72:109-114. PDF

95.
Rundel, P.W., J. R. Ehleringer, and K. A. Nagy (eds.). 1988. Stable Isotopes in Ecological Research. Ecological Studies Series. Springer-Verlag, New York. 525 pp.

100. 
Ehleringer, J. R., and T. A. Cooper. 1988. Correlations between carbon isotope ratio and microhabitat in desert plants. Oecologia 76:562-566. PDF

103. 
Lin, Z.F., J. Guo, and J. Ehleringer. 1988. New C4 and CAM plants. Journal of the Wuhan Botanical Research 6:371-374. PDF

116. 
Johnson, D.A., K.H. Asay, L.L. Tieszen, J.R. Ehleringer, and P.G. Jefferson. 1990. Carbon isotope discrimination: potential in screening cool-season grasses for water-limited environments. Crop Science 30:338-343. PDF

122. 
 Zimmerman, J., and J.R. Ehleringer. 1990. Carbon isotope ratios are correlated with irradiance levels in the Panamanian orchid Catasetum viridiflavum. Oecologia 83:247-249. PDF

127.  Smedley, M.P., T.E. Dawson, J.P. Comstock, L.A. Donovan, D.E. Sherrill, C.S. Cook, and J.R. Ehleringer. 1991. Seasonal carbon isotopic discrimination in a grassland community. Oecologia 85:314-320. PDF

130. Ehleringer, J. R. 1991. 13C/12C fractionation and its utility in terrestrial plant studies, p. 187-200. In D. C. Coleman and B. Fry (eds.), Carbon Isotope Techniques. Academic Press, New York.

144. Schuster, W.S.F., S.L. Phillips, D.R. Sandquist, and J.R. Ehleringer. 1992. Heritability of carbon isotope discrimination in Gutierrezia microcephala. American Journal of Botany 79:216-221. PDF

146. 
Ehleringer, J.R., S.L. Phillips, and J.P. Comstock. 1992. Seasonal variation in the carbon isotopic composition of desert plants. Functional Ecology 6:396-404. PDF

151.  Comstock, J.P., and J.R. Ehleringer. 1992. Correlating genetic variation in carbon isotopic composition with complex climatic gradients. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science 89:7747-7751. PDF

153. 
Schuster, W.S.F., D.R. Sandquist, S.L. Phillips, and J.R. Ehleringer. 1992. Comparisons of carbon isotope discrimination in populations of aridland plant species differing in lifespan. Oecologia 91:332-337. PDF

160. 
Dawson, T.E., and J.R. Ehleringer. 1993. Gender-specific physiology, carbon isotope discrimination, and habitat distribution in boxelder, Acer negundo. Ecology 74:798-815. PDF

167. 
Ehleringer, J.R., A.E. Hall, and G.D. Farquhar (eds.). 1993. Stable Isotopes and Plant Carbon/Water Relations. Academic Press, San Diego. 555 pp.

168. Evans, R.D., and J.R. Ehleringer. 1993. A break in the nitrogen cycles in aridlands? evidence from d15N of soils. Oecologia 94:314-317. PDF

171.  Ehleringer, J.R. 1993. Variation in leaf carbon isotope discrimination in Encelia farinosa: implications for growth, competition, and drought survival. Oecologia 95:340-346. PDF

173.  Sandquist, D.R., W.S.F. Schuster, L.A. Donovan, S.L. Phillips, and J.R. Ehleringer. 1993. Differences in carbon isotope discrimination between seedlings and adults of southwestern desert perennial plants. Southwestern Naturalist 38:212-217. PDF

186. Evans, R.D., and J.R. Ehleringer. 1994. Water and nitrogen dynamics in an arid woodland. Oecologia 99:233-242. PDF 
187.  Evans, R.D., and J.R. Ehleringer. 1994. Plant d15N values along a fog gradient in the Atacama Desert, Chile. Journal of Arid Environments 28:189-193. PDF

188. Donovan, L.A., and J.R. Ehleringer. 1994. Carbon isotope discrimination, water-use efficiency, growth, and mortality in a natural shrub population. Oecologia 100:347-354. PDF

190. 
Valentini, R., T. Anfodillo, and J.R. Ehleringer. 1994. Water sources and carbon isotope composition of co-occurring species along an altitudinal gradient in the Italian Alps. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 24:1575-1578. PDF

191. 
Ehleringer, J.R., and T.E. Cerling. 1995. Atmospheric CO2 and the ratio of intercellular to ambient CO2 levels in plants. Tree Physiology 15:105-111. PDF

192. Sandquist, D.R., and J.R. Ehleringer. 1995. Carbon isotope discrimination in the C4 shrub Atriplex confertifolia (Torr. & Frem.) Wats. along a salinity gradient. Great Basin Naturalist 55:135-141. PDF

193.
 Bettarini, I., G. Calderoni, F. Miglietta, A. Raschi, and J. Ehleringer. 1995. Isotopic discrimination and leaf nitrogen content of Erica arborea L. along a CO2 gradient in a CO2 spring in Italy. Tree Physiology 15:327-332. PDF


194. Phillips, S.L., and J.R. Ehleringer. 1995. Limited uptake of summer precipitation by bigtooth maple (Acer grandidentatum Nutt) and Gambel’s oak (Quercus gambelii Nutt). Trees 9:214-219. PDF

195. Treseder, K., D.W. Davidson, and J.R. Ehleringer. 1995. Absorption of ant-provided carbon dioxide and nitrogen by Dischidia major (Asclepiadaceae), a tropical epiphyte. Nature 375:137-139. PDF

198. Lin, G., S.L. Phillips, and J.R. Ehleringer. 1996. Monsoonal precipitation responses of shrubs in a cold desert community on the Colorado Plateau. Oecologia 106:8-17. PDF

199. 
Buchmann, N., J.R. Brooks, K.D. Rapp, and J.R. Ehleringer. 1996. Carbon isotope composition of C4 grasses is influenced by light and water supply. Plant Cell Environment 9:392-402. PDF

201. Williams, D.G., and J.R. Ehleringer. 1996. Carbon isotope discrimination in three semi-arid woodland species along a monsoon gradient. Oecologia 106:455-460. PDF

202. 
 Evans, R.D., A.J. Bloom, S.S. Sukrapanna, and J.R. Ehleringer. 1996. Nitrogen isotope composition of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. cv T-5) grown under ammonium or nitrate nutrition. Plant Cell Environment 19:1317-1323. PDF

204.  Ducharme, L.A., and J.R. Ehleringer. 1996. Gas exchange, d13C, and heterotrophy for Castilleja linariifolia and Orthocarpus tolmiei, facultative root parasites on Artemisia tridentata. Great Basin Naturalist 56:333-340. PDF

205. 
Flanagan, L.B., J.R. Brooks, G.T. Varney, S.C. Berry, and J.R. Ehleringer. 1996. Carbon isotope discrimination during photosynthesis and the isotope ratio of respired CO2 in boreal ecosystems. Global Biogeochemical Cycles 10:629-640. PDF

212. Sparks, J., and J.R. Ehleringer. 1997. Leaf carbon isotope discrimination and nitrogen content for riparian trees along elevational transects. Oecologia 109:362-367. PDF

214. 
 Buchmann, N., Kao, W., and J.R. Ehleringer. 1997. Influence of stand structure on carbon-13 of vegetation, soils, and canopy air within deciduous and evergreen forests of Utah, United States. Oecologia 110:109-119. PDF

216.
  Brooks, J.R., L.B. Flanagan, N. Buchmann, and J.R. Ehleringer. 1997. Carbon isotope composition of boreal plants: functional grouping of life forms. Oecologia 110:301-311. PDF

217.  Lin, G., and J.R. Ehleringer. 1997. Carbon isotopic fractionation does not occur during dark respiration in C3 and C4 plants. Plant Physiology 114:391-394. PDF

219. Sobrado, M.A., and J.R. Ehleringer. 1997. Leaf carbon isotope ratios from a tropical dry forest in Venezuela. Flora 192:121-124. PDF

220. 
 Flanagan, L.B., C.S. Cook, and J.R. Ehleringer. 1997. Unusually low carbon isotope ratios in plants from hanging gardens in southern Utah. Oecologia 111:481-489. PDF

228. 
Buchmann, N., and J.R. Ehleringer. 1998. CO2 concentration profiles and carbon and oxygen isotopes in C3 and C4 crop canopies. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 89:45-58. PDF

229. Cerling, T.E., J.R. Ehleringer, and J.M. Harris. 1998. Carbon dioxide starvation, the development of C4 ecosystems, and mammalian evolution. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series B 353:159-171. PDF

231. 
Brooks, J.R., L.B. Flanagan, and J.R. Ehleringer. 1998. Responses of boreal conifers to climate fluctuations: indications from tree-ring widths and carbon isotope analyses. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 28:524-533. PDF

232. 
Ehleringer, J.R., P.W. Rundel, B. Palma, and H.A. Mooney. 1998. Carbon isotope ratios of Atacama Desert plants reflect hyperaridity of region. Revista Chilena Historica Naturales 71:79-86. PDF

233. 
Ehleringer, J.R., and C.S. Cook. 1998. Carbon and oxygen isotope ratios of ecosystem respiration along an Oregon conifer transect: preliminary observations based upon small-flask sampling. Tree Physiology 18:513-519. PDF

234.  Flanagan, L.B., J.R. Brooks, and J.R. Ehleringer. 1998. Photosynthesis and carbon isotope discrimination in boreal forest ecosystems: a comparison of functional characteristics in plants from three mature forest types. Journal of Geophysical Research 102:28,861-28,869. PDF

236. 
 Buchmann, N., T.M. Hinckley, and J.R. Ehleringer. 1998. Carbon isotope dynamics in Abies amabilis stands in the Cascades. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 28:808-819. PDF

239. 
 Zacharisen, M.H., M.A. Brick, A.G. Fisher, J.B. Ogg, and J.R. Ehleringer. 1999. Relationships between productivity and carbon isotope discrimination among dry bean lines and F2 progeny. Euphytica 105:239-250. PDF

242. Flanagan, L.B., D.S. Kubien, and J.R. Ehleringer. 1999. Spatial and temporal variation in the carbon and oxygen stable isotope ratio of respired CO2 in a boreal forest ecosystem. Tellus 51:367-384. PDF

243. Roden, J.S., and J.R. Ehleringer. 1999. Leaf water dD and d18O observations confirm robustness of Craig-Gordon model under wide ranging environmental conditions. Plant Physiology 120: 1165-1174. PDF

245. Roden, J.S., and J.R. Ehleringer. 1999. Hydrogen and oxygen isotope ratios of tree-ring cellulose for riparian trees grown long-term under hydroponically controlled environments. Oecologia 121:467-477.  PDF

250. 
Ehleringer, J.R., N. Buchmann, and L.B. Flanagan. 2000. Carbon isotope ratios in belowground carbon cycle processes. Ecological Applications 10:412-422. PDF

252. 
Williams, D.G., and J.R. Ehleringer. 2000. Carbon isotope discrimination and water relations of oak hybrid populations in southwestern Utah. Western North American Naturalist 60:121-129. PDF

253.
 Helliker, B.R., and J.R. Ehleringer. 2000. Establishing a grassland signature in veins: 18O in the leaf water of C3 and C4 grasses. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 97:7894-7898. PDF

255.
 Roden, J.S., and J.R. Ehleringer. 2000. Hydrogen and oxygen isotope ratios of tree-ring cellulose for field grown riparian trees. Oecologia 123:481-489. PDF

258. 
Williams, D.G., and J.R. Ehleringer. 2000. Intra- and interspecific variation for summer precipitation use in pinyon-juniper woodlands. Ecological Monographs 70:517-537. PDF

267. 
Roden, J.S., and J.R. Ehleringer. 2001. There is no temperature dependence of net biochemical fractionation of hydrogen and oxygen isotopes in tree-ring cellulose. Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies 36:303-317.  PDF

270.
  Ehleringer, J.R. and T.E. Cerling. 2001. Stable isotopes, p. 544-550. In H.A. Mooney and J. Canadell (eds.), Encyclopedia of Global Environmental Change, Volume II, John Wiley and Sons, London.

274. Fessenden, J.E., and J.R. Ehleringer. 2002. Age dependent variations in the d13C of ecosystem respiration across a coniferous forest chronosequence in the Pacific Northwest. Tree Physiology 22:159-167. PDF

278. Ward, J.K., T.E. Dawson, and J.R. Ehleringer. 2002. Responses of Acer negundo genders to interannual differences in water availability determined from carbon isotope ratios of tree ring cellulose. Tree Physiology 22:339-346. PDF

279. 
Helliker, B.R., and J.R. Ehleringer. 2002. Differential 18O enrichment of leaf cellulose in C4 versus C3 grasses. Functional Plant Biology 29:435-442. PDF

280. 
Helliker , B.R., J.S. Roden, C.S. Cook, and J.R. Ehleringer. 2002. A rapid and precise method for sampling and determining the oxygen isotope ratio of atmospheric water vapor. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry 16:929-932. PDF

281. 
Ehleringer, J.R., D., Bowling, J. Fessenden, L.B. Flanagan, B.R. Helliker, L.A. Martinelli, and J.P. Ometto. 2002. Stable isotopes and carbon cycle processes in forest and grasslands. Plant Biology 4:181-193. PDF

283. 
Brooks, J.R., N. Buchmann, S.L. Phillips, B. Ehleringer, R.D. Evans, L.A. Martinelli, W.T. Pockman, D. Sandquist, J.P. Sparks, L. Sperry, D. Williams, and J.R. Ehleringer. 2002. Heavy and light beer: a carbon isotope approach to detecting C4 carbon in beers from different origins, styles, and prices. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 50:6413-6418. PDF

285. H
elliker, B.R., and J.R. Ehleringer. 2002. Grass blades as tree rings: environmentally induced changes in the oxygen isotope ratio of cellulose along the length of grass blades. New Phytologist 155:417-424. PDF

287.
 Ometto, J.P.H.B., L.B. Flanagan, L.A. Martinelli, M.Z. Moreira, N. Higuchi, and J.R. Ehleringer. 2002. Carbon isotope discrimination in forest and pasture ecosystems of the Amazon Basin, Brazil. Global Biogeochemical Cycles 16: No. 4, doi:10.1029/2001GB001462. PDF

291. P
ataki, D.E., J.R. Ehleringer, L.B. Flanagan, D. Yakir, D.R. Bowling, C.J. Still, N. Buchmann, J.O. Kaplan, and J.A. Berry. 2003. The application and interpretation of Keeling plots in terrestrial carbon cycle research. Global Biogeochemical Cycles 17: 1022, doi:10.1029/2001GB001850. PDF

292. 
Sandquist, D.R., and J.R. Ehleringer. 2003. Carbon isotope discrimination differences within and between contrasting populations of Encelia farinosa raised under common-environment conditions. Oecologia 134:463-470. PDF

297. 
Fessenden, J.E., and J.R. Ehleringer. 2003. Temporal variation in d13C of ecosystem respiration in the Pacific Northwest: links to moisture stress. Oecologia 136:129-136. PDF

311.
 Lai, C.-T., J.R. Ehleringer, S.C. Wofsy, S.P. Urbanski and D.Y. Hollinger. 2004. Estimating photosynthetic 13C discrimination in terrestrial CO2 exchange from canopy to regional scales. Global Biogeochemical Cycles 18: GB1041, doi:10.1029/2003GB002148. PDF

313. Dawson, T.E., J. K. Ward, and J. R. Ehleringer. 2004. Temporal scaling of physiological responses from gas exchange to tree rings: a gender-specific study of Acer negundo (Boxelder) growing under different conditions. Functional Ecology 18: 212-222.  PDF

329. 
Ehleringer, J.R., T.E. Cerling, and M.D. Dearing (eds.). 2005. A history of atmospheric CO2 and its effect on plants, animals, and ecosystems. Springer Verlag, New York.
 
523. Driscoll, A.W., S.A. Kannenberg, and J.R. Ehleringer. 2021. Long-term nitrogen isotope dynamics in Encelia farinosa reflect plant demographics and climate. New Phytologist 232:1226- 1237. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.17668.  PDF

527.
.Fiorella, R.P., S.A. Kannenberg. W.R.L. Anderegg, R.K. Monson, and J.R. Ehleringer. 2022. Heterogeneous isotope effects decouple conifer leaf and phloem sugar 18O and 13C. Oecologia 198:357-370. http://doi.org/10.1007/s0442-022-05121-y. PDF

538. 
Sharp, Z., J. Wostbrock, A. Gargano, V. Hare, J. Johnson, T. Cerling, P. Banerjee, C. Peshek, C. Knutson, L. Hartzell, E. Cano, E. Stiles, K.R. Bassett, K. Holland, M.H. Dowd, J. Sae-Lim, T. Dominguez, D. Bryant, E. Di Marcantonio, J. Wainwright, M. Horsford, P. Botté, C. Gagnon, P.J. Rudall, and J. Ehleringer. 2025. Extreme triple oxygen isotope fractionation in Equisetum. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 122(44):e2507455122. http://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2507455122. PDF



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