Age-growth relationships, temperature sensitivity and palaeoclimate-archive potential of the threatened Altiplano cactusEchinopsis atacamensis
Author(s) -
Nathan B. English,
David L. Dettman,
Quan Hua,
Javier Mendoza,
D.M. Muir,
Kevin R. Hultine,
David G. Williams
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
conservation physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.942
H-Index - 37
ISSN - 2051-1434
DOI - 10.1093/conphys/coaa123
Subject(s) - cactus , climate change , radiocarbon dating , precipitation , threatened species , proxy (statistics) , glacier , physical geography , δ18o , paleoclimatology , ecology , biology , stable isotope ratio , geography , archaeology , physics , quantum mechanics , machine learning , habitat , meteorology , computer science
Isotopes in spines of the giant pasacana cactus on the Bolivian Altiplano provide important ecophysiological information for management of this foundation species and record climate information related to Altiplano temperatures and cactus demography.
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