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Stable carbon isotope ratio of submerged freshwater macrophytes 1, 1
Author(s) -
LaZerte Bruce D.,
Szalados James E.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
limnology and oceanography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.7
H-Index - 197
eISSN - 1939-5590
pISSN - 0024-3590
DOI - 10.4319/lo.1982.27.3.0413
Subject(s) - macrophyte , isotopes of carbon , carbon fibers , total inorganic carbon , environmental chemistry , stable isotope ratio , dissolved organic carbon , isotope , flux (metallurgy) , terrestrial plant , aquatic plant , chemistry , environmental science , oceanography , ecology , total organic carbon , biology , carbon dioxide , geology , materials science , physics , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics , composite number , composite material
The stable carbon isotope ratio of submerged freshwater macrophytes is substantially higher than that of terrestrial C 3 plants. This difference is consistent with the high diffusion resistance to inorganic carbon flux in the aquatic medium but also appears to be a function of the more negative carbon ratio of the dissolved inorganic carbon available to freshwater plants.