• Medientyp: E-Artikel
  • Titel: Ideas and perspectives: Tracing terrestrial ecosystem water fluxes using hydrogen and oxygen stable isotopes – challenges and opportunities from an interdisciplinary perspective
  • Beteiligte: Penna, Daniele; Hopp, Luisa; Scandellari, Francesca; Allen, Scott T.; Benettin, Paolo; Beyer, Matthias; Geris, Josie; Klaus, Julian; Marshall, John D.; Schwendenmann, Luitgard; Volkmann, Till H. M.; von Freyberg, Jana; Amin, Anam; Ceperley, Natalie; Engel, Michael; Frentress, Jay; Giambastiani, Yamuna; McDonnell, Jeff J.; Zuecco, Giulia; Llorens, Pilar; Siegwolf, Rolf T. W.; Dawson, Todd E.; Kirchner, James W.
  • Erschienen: Copernicus GmbH, 2018
  • Erschienen in: Biogeosciences, 15 (2018) 21, Seite 6399-6415
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • DOI: 10.5194/bg-15-6399-2018
  • ISSN: 1726-4189
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  • Beschreibung: Abstract. In this commentary, we summarize and build upon discussions thatemerged during the workshop “Isotope-based studies of water partitioning andplant–soil interactions in forested and agricultural environments” held inSan Casciano in Val di Pesa, Italy, in September 2017. Quantifying andunderstanding how water cycles through the Earth's critical zone is importantto provide society and policymakers with the scientific background to managewater resources sustainably, especially considering the ever-increasingworldwide concern about water scarcity. Stable isotopes of hydrogen andoxygen in water have proven to be a powerful tool for tracking water fluxes inthe critical zone. However, both mechanistic complexities (e.g. mixing andfractionation processes, heterogeneity of natural systems) and methodologicalissues (e.g. lack of standard protocols to sample specific compartments,such as soil water and xylem water) limit the application of stable waterisotopes in critical-zonescience. In this commentary, we examine some of theopportunities and critical challenges of isotope-based ecohydrologicalapplications and outline new perspectives focused on interdisciplinaryresearch opportunities for this important tool in water and environmentalscience.
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