Stable Isotopes as Indicators of Ecological Change

The 20th century has experienced environmental changes that appear to be unprecedented in their rate and magnitude during the Earth s history.

For the first time, this special volume brings together a wide range of perspectives and data that speak directly to the issues of ecological change using stable isotope tracers. The information presented originates from a range of biological and geochemical sources and from research fields within biological, climatological and physical disciplines covering time-scales from days to centuries. Unlike any other reference, editors discuss where isotope data can detect, record, trace and help to interpret environmental change.

* Provides researchers with groundbreaking data on how to predict the terrestrial ecosystems response to the ongoing rapid alterations

* Reveals how ecosystems have responded to environmental and biotic fluctuations in the past

* Includes examples from research by a wide range of biological and physical scientists who are using isotopic records to both detect and interpret environmental change"