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Original Articles

The relationship between 18O/16O and 13C/12C ratios of ambient CO2 in two Amazonian tropical forests

Leonel Da S. L. SternbergDepartment of Biology, University of Miami, P.O. Box 249118, Coral Gables, Florida33124, USA;
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Marcelo Z. MoreiraDepartment of Biology, University of Miami, P.O. Box 249118, Coral Gables, Florida33124, USA;;Centro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura, Universidade de Sao Paulo, CP 96, 13416-000, Piracicaba, SP. Brazil;
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Luiz A. MartinelliCentro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura, Universidade de Sao Paulo, CP 96, 13416-000, Piracicaba, SP. Brazil;
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Reynaldo L. VictoriaCentro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura, Universidade de Sao Paulo, CP 96, 13416-000, Piracicaba, SP. Brazil;
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Edelcilio M. BarbosaCoordenacao de Pesquisas em Botanica, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisa da Amazonia, CP 478, 69083-000, Manaus, AM, Brazil;
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Luiz C. M. BonatesCoordenacao de Pesquisas em Botanica, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisa da Amazonia, CP 478, 69083-000, Manaus, AM, Brazil;
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Daniel NepstadWoods Hole Research Centre, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, 02543, USA
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Pages 366-376 | Received 25 Aug 1997, Accepted 14 Apr 1998, Published online: 15 Dec 2016

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