title: Isotope variations of hydrogen, carbon and nitrogen in florae from the Schirmacher Oasis, East Antarctica.
abstract: Comparative biochemical and isotope-chemical investigations of cosmopolitical plants open up ways of obtaining parameters from different parts of the Earth which are characterised by variations in the habitat due to different environments. As an Antarctic oasis, the Schirmacher Oasis disposes of adequate favourable ecological conditions for the growth of lower plants. In the present paper, results of isotope studies of lichens, mosses and algae of the Schirmacher Oasis are given and peculiarities of the habitats which influence the isotope contents of the plants are discussed.
authors: Zentralinstitut für Isotopen- und Strahlenforschung der AdW der DDR, Leipzig, Germany. gerhard.strauch@ufz.de
authors: Gerhard
authors: G
authors: Strauch
authors: Dietmar
authors: D
authors: Haendel
authors: Ingeborg
authors: I
authors: Maass
authors: Karl
authors: K
authors: Mühle
authors: Annamarie
authors: A
authors: Runge
mesh_terms: D000864:Antarctic Regions; D044002:Bryophyta / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D002247:Carbon Isotopes / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D003903:Deuterium / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D017753:Ecosystem; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D035264:Flowers / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D008011:Lichens / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D009587:Nitrogen Isotopes / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D002247:Carbon Isotopes; D009587:Nitrogen Isotopes; D003903:Deuterium