Comparison of δ¹³C and δ¹⁸O from cellulose, whole wood, and resin-free whole wood from an old high elevation Pinus uncinata in the Spanish central PyreneesFootnote^*

* The topic of this manuscript was presented as part of an oral presentation on the Annual Meeting of the German Association for Stable Isotope Research (GASIR), 28–30 September 2015, Heidelberg, Germany.

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