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Dos Santos VHJM, Laroque DO, Baum CI, de M Engelmann P, Lourega RV, Rodrigues LF. Evaluation of different samplers and storage temperature effect on the methane carbon stable isotope analysis. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2018; 190:573. [PMID: 30191325 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-018-6934-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2018] [Accepted: 08/14/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The present work evaluates the efficiency of some low-cost sampler container for a reliable carbon stable isotope analysis of methane. The procedure efficiency was evaluated for five containers, through 91 days, under two storage temperatures (4 °C and 25 °C) and the results are compared against a reference sampler by using univariate and multivariate statistical methods. Based on the univariate (ANOVA and comparison statistical methods) and multivariate (PCA and HCA) statistical methods, it was identified that (i) the isotopic value changes with time and, in this way, must be taken in account when choosing the appropriate sampler and (ii) the lower temperature reduces the isotopic fractionation process and is preferable for the gas sample storage. Among the storage systems, two options were found to be statistically equivalent to the reference container (IsoJar) for a time horizon of 91 days. We found that the exetainer (4 °C and 25 °C) storage systems are statistically equivalent to the reference container IsoJar and, in this way, it could be an alternative for the methane isotopic studies.
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- Victor H J M Dos Santos
- Institute of Petroleum and Natural Resources, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Ipiranga, 6681 - Building 96J, Porto Alegre, 90619-900, Brazil
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- Institute of Petroleum and Natural Resources, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Ipiranga, 6681 - Building 96J, Porto Alegre, 90619-900, Brazil
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- Institute of Petroleum and Natural Resources, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Ipiranga, 6681 - Building 96J, Porto Alegre, 90619-900, Brazil
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- Institute of Petroleum and Natural Resources, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Ipiranga, 6681 - Building 96J, Porto Alegre, 90619-900, Brazil
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- Institute of Petroleum and Natural Resources, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Ipiranga, 6681 - Building 96J, Porto Alegre, 90619-900, Brazil
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- Institute of Petroleum and Natural Resources, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Ipiranga, 6681 - Building 96J, Porto Alegre, 90619-900, Brazil.
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Flores E, Viallon J, Moussay P, Griffith DWT, Wielgosz RI. Calibration Strategies for FT-IR and Other Isotope Ratio Infrared Spectrometer Instruments for Accurate δ13C and δ18O Measurements of CO2 in Air. Anal Chem 2017; 89:3648-3655. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.6b05063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Edgar Flores
- Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM), Pavillon de Breteuil, F-92312 Sèvres Cedex, France
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- Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM), Pavillon de Breteuil, F-92312 Sèvres Cedex, France
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- Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM), Pavillon de Breteuil, F-92312 Sèvres Cedex, France
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- Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM), Pavillon de Breteuil, F-92312 Sèvres Cedex, France
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Horel A, Mortazavi B, Sobecky PA. Input of organic matter enhances degradation of weathered diesel fuel in sub-tropical sediments. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2015; 533:82-90. [PMID: 26151652 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.06.102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2015] [Revised: 06/22/2015] [Accepted: 06/24/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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We investigated different types of biostimulation practices to enhance degradation of weathered conventional diesel fuel in sandy beach sediments from coastal Alabama. Biodegradation rates were measured following the addition of either inorganic nutrients, or organic matter derived from either plant material (Spartina alterniflora) or fish tissue (Chloroscombrus chrysurus) both common to the region. The greatest hydrocarbon degradation rates were observed in the C. chrysurus amended treatments (k=0.0119 d(-1)). Treatment with fish-derived organic matter increased the degradation rates by 104% as compared to control treatments, while inorganic nutrient addition increased the degradation rates by 57%. The addition of plant derived organic matter, however, only marginally enhanced the degradation rates (~7%) during the course of the study. Bacterial 16S rRNA analyses revealed that most sediment microorganisms belonged to the classes; Alphaproteobacteria, Betaproteobacteria, Gammaproteobacteria, and Bacteroidetes. The most frequently abundant hydrocarbon degraders were mostly similar to Achromobater sp., Microbulbifer sp., Ruegeria sp., and Pseudomonas sp.
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- Agota Horel
- University of Alabama, Department of Biological Sciences, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA; Dauphin Island Sea Lab, 101 Bienville Blvd, Dauphin Island, AL 36528, USA; Institute of Soil Sciences and Agricultural Chemistry, Center for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Herman O. St. 15, Budapest 1022, Hungary.
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- University of Alabama, Department of Biological Sciences, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA; Dauphin Island Sea Lab, 101 Bienville Blvd, Dauphin Island, AL 36528, USA
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- University of Alabama, Department of Biological Sciences, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA
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Eby P, Gibson JJ, Yi Y. Suitability of selected free-gas and dissolved-gas sampling containers for carbon isotopic analysis. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2015; 29:1215-1226. [PMID: 26395605 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.7213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2015] [Revised: 04/14/2015] [Accepted: 04/17/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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RATIONALE Storage trials were conducted for 2 to 3 months using a hydrocarbon and carbon dioxide gas mixture with known carbon isotopic composition to simulate typical hold times for gas samples prior to isotopic analysis. A range of containers (both pierced and unpierced) was periodically sampled to test for δ(13)C isotopic fractionation. METHODS Seventeen containers were tested for free-gas storage (20°C, 1 atm pressure) and 7 containers were tested for dissolved-gas storage, the latter prepared by bubbling free gas through tap water until saturated (20°C, 1 atm) and then preserved to avoid biological activity by acidifying to pH 2 with phosphoric acid and stored in the dark at 5°C. Samples were extracted using valves or by piercing septa, and then introduced into an isotope ratio mass spectrometer for compound-specific δ(13)C measurements. RESULTS For free gas, stainless steel canisters and crimp-top glass serum bottles with butyl septa were most effective at preventing isotopic fractionation (pierced and unpierced), whereas silicone and PTFE-butyl septa allowed significant isotopic fractionation. FlexFoil and Tedlar bags were found to be effective only for storage of up to 1 month. For dissolved gas, crimp-top glass serum bottles with butyl septa were again effective, whereas silicone and PTFE-butyl were not. FlexFoil bags were reliable for up to 2 months. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest a range of preferred containers as well as several that did not perform very well for isotopic analysis. Overall, the results help establish better QA/QC procedures to avoid isotopic fractionation when storing environmental gas samples. Recommended containers for air transportation include steel canisters and glass serum bottles with butyl septa (pierced and unpierced).
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- P Eby
- Alberta Innovates Technology Futures, 3-4476 Markham Street, Victoria, BC V8Z 7X8, Canada
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- Alberta Innovates Technology Futures, 3-4476 Markham Street, Victoria, BC V8Z 7X8, Canada
- Department of Geography, University of Victoria, PO Box 1700 STN CSC, Victoria, BC V8W 2Y2, Canada
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- Alberta Innovates Technology Futures, 3-4476 Markham Street, Victoria, BC V8Z 7X8, Canada
- Department of Geography, University of Victoria, PO Box 1700 STN CSC, Victoria, BC V8W 2Y2, Canada
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Levitt NP. Sample matrix effects on measured carbon and oxygen isotope ratios during continuous-flow isotope-ratio mass spectrometry. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2014; 28:2259-2274. [PMID: 25279739 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.7019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2014] [Revised: 08/08/2014] [Accepted: 08/12/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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RATIONALE Continuous-flow isotope-ratio mass spectrometry (CF-IRMS) is frequently used to analyze CO2 found in media such as air, breath, and soil pore space gas with the aid of a sample preparation and transfer device such as a Gasbench II. This study investigated the effect that matrices other than helium (He) have on the measured δ(13)C and δ(18)O isotope ratios of CO2. METHODS Identical CO2 was added to sample vials with matrices of pure He, pure N2, or a 21:79 mixture of O2/N2 and analyzed by a ThermoFinnigan Delta(Plus) XP isotope-ratio mass spectrometer coupled to a ThermoFinnigan Gasbench II. Variables such as CO2 concentration, sample analysis sequence, and sample matrix removal ('blanking') through manipulation of an injection and dilution open split were tested to identify systematic isotope ratio offsets between the different matrix types. RESULTS The process of blanking induced a δ(13)C and δ(18)O offset of ≤0.2‰ between otherwise identical populations of CO2 samples in He. The (13)C/(12)C and (18)O/(16)O isotope ratios of CO2 sampled from pure N2 or a mixture of O2/N2 were found to be within 0.1 to 0.2‰ of those of an identical CO2 sampled from a He matrix when N2 or O2/N2 was removed prior to transport to the mass spectrometer. The measured oxygen isotope ratios of CO2 sampled from N2 and O2/N2 varied by as much as 0.6‰ and 4‰, respectively, if matrix gas was not removed prior to ionization. CONCLUSIONS Sampling CO2 from matrices similar to air does not significantly affect the measured (13)C/(12)C and (18)O/(16)O isotope ratios of CO2 when a gas-handling procedure that includes the removal of matrix gas is utilized. This procedure is much preferable to introducing matrix gas and potentially isobaric interference to the ion source.
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- Nicholas Paul Levitt
- NASA Astrobiology Institute, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky, 121 Washington Avenue, Lexington, KY, 40506, USA
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Mortazavi B, Horel A, Beazley MJ, Sobecky PA. Intrinsic rates of petroleum hydrocarbon biodegradation in Gulf of Mexico intertidal sandy sediments and its enhancement by organic substrates. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2013; 244-245:537-544. [PMID: 23228451 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.10.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2012] [Revised: 10/18/2012] [Accepted: 10/19/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The rates of crude oil degradation by the extant microorganisms in intertidal sediments from a northern Gulf of Mexico beach were determined. The enhancement in crude oil degradation by amending the microbial communities with marine organic matter was also examined. Replicate mesocosm treatments consisted of: (i) controls (intertidal sand), (ii) sand contaminated with crude oil, (iii) sand plus organic matter, and (iv) sand plus crude oil and organic matter. Carbon dioxide (CO(2)) production was measured daily for 42 days and the carbon isotopic ratio of CO(2) (δ(13)CO(2)) was used to determine the fraction of CO(2) derived from microbial respiration of crude oil. Bacterial 16S rRNA clone library analyses indicated members of Actinobacteria, Bacteroidetes, and Chloroflexi occurred exclusively in control sediments whereas Alphaproteobacteria, Betaproteobacteria, Gammaproteobacteria, and Firmicutes occurred in both control and oil contaminated sediments. Members of the hydrocarbon-degrading genera Hydrocarboniphaga, Pseudomonas, and Pseudoxanthomonas were found primarily in oil contaminated treatments. Hydrocarbon mineralization was 76% higher in the crude oil amended with organic matter treatment compared to the rate in the crude oil only treatment indicating that biodegradation of crude oil in the intertidal zone by an extant microbial community is enhanced by input of organic matter.
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- Behzad Mortazavi
- University of Alabama, Department of Biological Sciences, Box 870344, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA.
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Mortazavi B, Conte MH, Chanton JP, Smith MC, Weber JC, Crumsey J, Ghashghaie J. Does the (13)C of foliage-respired CO(2) and biochemical pools reflect the (13)C of recently assimilated carbon? PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2009; 32:1310-1323. [PMID: 19453481 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2009.01999.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Isotopic labelling experiments were conducted to assess relationships among (13)C of recently assimilated carbon (deltaC(A)), foliage respiration (deltaC(F)), soluble carbohydrate (deltaC(SC)), leaf waxes (deltaC(LW)) and bulk organic matter (deltaC(OM)). Slash pine, sweetgum and maize were grown under (13)C depleted CO(2) to label biomass and then placed under ambient conditions to monitor the loss of label. In pine and sweetgum, deltaC(F) of labelled plants (approximately -44 and -35 per thousand, respectively) rapidly approached control values but remained depleted by approximately 4-6 per thousand after 3-4 months. For these tree species, no or minimal label was lost from deltaC(SC), deltaC(LW) and deltaC(OM) during the observation periods. deltaC(F) and deltaC(SC) of labelled maize plants rapidly changed and were indistinguishable from controls after 1 month, while deltaC(LW) and deltaC(OM) more slowly approached control values and remained depleted by 2-6 per thousand. Changes in deltaC(F) in slash pine and sweetgum fit a two-pool exponential model, with the fast turnover metabolic pool (approximately 3-4 d half-life) constituting only 1-2% of the total. In maize, change in deltaC(F) fits a single pool model with a half-life of 6.4 d. The (13)C of foliage respiration and biochemical pools reflect temporally integrated values of deltaC(A), with change in isotopic composition dampened by the size of metabolic carbon reserves and turnover rates.
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- Behzad Mortazavi
- Florida State University, Department of Oceanography, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA.
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Helping to authenticate sparkling drinks with 13C/12C of CO2 by gas chromatography-isotope ratio mass spectrometry. Food Res Int 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2006.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Werner C, Hasenbein N, Maia R, Beyschlag W, Máguas C. Evaluating high time-resolved changes in carbon isotope ratio of respired CO2 by a rapid in-tube incubation technique. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2007; 21:1352-60. [PMID: 17348086 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.2970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Recent insights into fractionation during dark respiration and rapid dynamics in isotope signatures of leaf- and ecosystem-respired CO(2) indicate the need for new methods for high time-resolved measurements of the isotopic signature of respired CO(2) (delta(13)C(res)). We present a rapid and simple method to analyse delta(13)C(res) using an in-tube incubation technique and an autosampler for small septum-capped vials. The effect of storage on the delta(18)O and delta(13)C ratios of ambient CO(2) concentrations was tested with different humidity and temperatures. delta(13)C ratios remained stable over 72 h, whereas delta(18)O ratios decreased after 24 h. Storage at 4 degrees C improved the storage time for delta(18)O. Leaves or leaf discs were incubated in the vials, flushed with CO(2)-free air and respired CO(2) was automatically sampled within 5 min on a microGas autosampler interfaced to a GV-Isoprime isotope ratio mass spectrometer. Results were validated by simultaneous on-line gas-exchange measurements of delta(13)C(res) of attached leaves. This method was used to evaluate the short-term (5-60 min) and diurnal dynamics of delta(13)C(res) in an evergreen oak (Quercus ilex) and a herb (Tolpis barbata). An immediate depletion of 2-4 per thousand from the initial delta(13)C(res) value occurred during the first 30 min of darkening. Q. ilex exhibited further a substantial diurnal enrichment in delta(13)C(res) of 8 per thousand, followed by a progressive depletion during the night. In contrast, T. barbata did not exhibit a distinct diurnal pattern. This is in accordance with recent theory on fractionation in metabolic pathways and may be related to the different utilisation of the respiratory substrate in the fast-growing herb and the evergreen oak. These data indicate substantial and rapid dynamics (within minutes to hours) in delta(13)C(res), which differed between species and probably the growth status of the plant. The in-tube incubation method enables both high time-resolved analysis and extensive sampling across different organs, species and functional types.
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- Christiane Werner
- Experimental and Systems Ecology, University of Bielefeld, Universitätsstrasse 25, D-33615 Bielefeld, Germany.
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Saleska SR, Shorter JH, Herndon S, Jiménez R, McManus JB, Munger JW, Nelson DD, Zahniser MS. What are the instrumentation requirements for measuring the isotopic composition of net ecosystem exchange of CO2 using eddy covariance methods? ISOTOPES IN ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH STUDIES 2006; 42:115-33. [PMID: 16707314 DOI: 10.1080/10256010600672959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Better quantification of isotope ratios of atmosphere-ecosystem exchange of CO2 could substantially improve our ability to probe underlying physiological and ecological mechanisms controlling ecosystem carbon exchange, but the ability to make long-term continuous measurements of isotope ratios of exchange fluxes has been limited by measurement difficulties. In particular, direct eddy covariance methods have not yet been used for measuring the isotopic composition of ecosystem fluxes. In this article, we explore the feasibility of such measurements by (a) proposing a general criterion for judging whether a sensor's performance is sufficient for making such measurements (the criterion is met when the contribution of sensor error to the flux measurement error is comparable to or less than the contribution of meteorological noise inherently associated with turbulence flux measurements); (b) using data-based numerical simulations to quantify the level of sensor precision and stability required to meet this criterion for making direct eddy covariance measurements of the 13C/12C ratio of CO2 fluxes above a specific ecosystem (a mid-latitude temperate forest in central Massachusetts, USA); (c) testing whether the performance of a new sensor-a prototype pulsed quantum cascade laser (QCL) based isotope-ratio absorption spectrometer (and plausible improvements thereon)-is sufficient for meeting the criterion in this ecosystem. We found that the error contribution from a prototype sensor (approximately 0.2 per thousand, 1 SD of 10 s integrations) to total isoflux measurement error was comparable to (1.5 to 2x) the irreducible 'meteorological' noise inherently associated with turbulent flux measurements above this ecosystem (daytime measurement error SD of approximately 60% of flux versus meteorological noise of 30-40% for instantaneous half-hour fluxes). Our analysis also shows that plausible instrument improvements (increase of sensor precision to approximately 0.1 per thousand, 1 SD of 10 s integrations, and increased sensor stability during the half-hour needed to integrate eddy covariance measurements) should decrease the contribution of sensor error to the point where it is less than the contribution from meteorological noise. This suggests that new sensors using QCL-based isotope ratio absorption spectroscopy should make continuous long-term observations of the isotopic composition of CO2 fluxes via eddy covariance methods feasible.
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- Scott R Saleska
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Institute for the Study of Planet Earth, University of Arizona, 1041 E Lowell Street, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA.
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Prater JL, Mortazavi B, Chanton JP. Diurnal variation of the delta 13C of pine needle respired CO2 evolved in darkness. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2006; 29:202-11. [PMID: 17080636 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2005.01413.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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The delta 13C of pine needle CO2 evolved in darkness (delta 13Cr) for slash pine trees (Pinus elliottii) was determined by placing recently collected pine needles in darkness and collecting respired CO2 over a short time period (<15 min). Delta 13Cr measurements were made over several 24 h periods to test the hypothesis that significant variation in delta 13Cr would be observed during a diurnal cycle. The delta 13Cr measurements from the 24 h time series trials showed a consistent midday 13C-enrichment (5-10 per thousand) relative to bulk biomass. The delta 13Cr values became more 13C-depleted at night and following shading, and approached bulk-biomass delta 13C values by dawn. The effect of night-time respired 13C-enriched CO2 on the delta 13C value of the remaining assimilate is shown to be minimal (13C depleted by 0.22 per thousand) under field conditions for P. elliottii needles.
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- James L Prater
- Department of Oceanography, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306-4320, USA.
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Spötl C. A robust and fast method of sampling and analysis of delta13C of dissolved inorganic carbon in ground waters. ISOTOPES IN ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH STUDIES 2005; 41:217-21. [PMID: 16126517 DOI: 10.1080/10256010500230023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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The stable carbon isotopic composition of dissolved inorganic carbon (delta13C(DIC)) is traditionally determined using either direct precipitation or gas evolution methods in conjunction with offline gas preparation and measurement in a dual-inlet isotope ratio mass spectrometer. A gas evolution method based on continuous-flow technology is described here, which is easy to use and robust. Water samples (100-1500 microl depending on the carbonate alkalinity) are injected into He-filled autosampler vials in the field and analysed on an automated continuous-flow gas preparation system interfaced to an isotope ratio mass spectrometer. Sample analysis time including online preparation is 10 min and overall precision is 0.1 per thousand. This method is thus fast and can easily be automated for handling large sample batches.
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- Christoph Spötl
- Institut für Geologie und Paläontologie, Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck, Innrain 52, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria.
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Mortazavi B, Chanton JP, Prater JL, Oishi AC, Oren R, Katul G. Temporal variability in 13C of respired CO2 in a pine and a hardwood forest subject to similar climatic conditions. Oecologia 2004; 142:57-69. [PMID: 15340829 DOI: 10.1007/s00442-004-1692-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2004] [Accepted: 07/14/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Temporal variability in the (13)C of foliage (delta(13)C(F)), soil (delta(13)C(S)) and ecosystem (delta(13)C(R)) respired CO(2) was contrasted between a 17.2-m tall evenly aged loblolly pine forest and a 35-m tall unevenly aged mature second growth mixed broadleaf deciduous forest in North Carolina, USA, over a 2-year period. The two forests are located at the Duke Forest within a kilometer of each other and are subject to identical climate and have similar soil types. The delta(13)C(F), collected just prior to dawn, was primarily controlled by the time-lagged vapor pressure deficit (VPD) in both stands; it was used for calculating the ratio of intercellular to ambient CO(2) ( Ci/ Ca). A remarkable similarity was observed in the relationship between Ci/ Ca and time-lagged VPD in these two forests despite large differences in hydraulic characteristics. This similarity emerged as a result of physiological adjustments that compensated for differences in plant hydraulic characteristics, as predicted by a recently proposed equilibrium hypothesis, and has implications to ecophysiological models. We found that in the broadleaf forest, the delta(13)C of forest floor CO(2) efflux dominated the delta(13)C(R), while in the younger pine forest, the delta(13)C of foliage respired CO(2) dominated delta(13)C(R). This dependence resulted in a more variable delta(13)C(R) in the pine forest when compared to the broadleaf forest due to the larger photosynthetic contribution. Given the sensitivity of the atmospheric inversion models to delta(13)C(R), the results demonstrate that these models could be improved by accounting for stand characteristics, in addition to previously recognized effects of moisture availability, when estimating delta(13)C(R).
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- Behzad Mortazavi
- Department of Oceanography, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4320, USA.
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Current literature in mass spectrometry. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2002; 37:1096-1103. [PMID: 12375284 DOI: 10.1002/jms.257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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