Hydrogen isotope ratios as a Larix detector in archaeological wood samples

There is abundant evidence for significant H2O in evolved melts from the platinum-rich UG2 chromitite and the Merensky Reef of the Bushveld Complex (South Africa), but there is no consensus about the source of H2O. We report triple-oxygen and hydrogen isotope ratios of interstitial, late-magmatic phlogopite from three localities of the UG2 layer. The phlogopite yielded δD values of –43‰ to –23‰, which is >30‰ higher than previously known from Bushveld rocks and far above the mantle values of ~–75‰. The phlogopite triple-oxygen isotope ratios are the first to be reported for Bushveld rocks, with values of Δ′17O0.5305 (17O excess relative to the reference line 0.5305) from –0.069‰ to –0.044‰ (δ18O 5.2‰–6.2‰). The oxygen data support existing models of as much as 30%–40% contamination of mantlederived magmas in the lower to middle crust. However, the high δ values require a second step of contamination, which we attribute to brines from the marine sediments in the Transvaal Basin at the emplacement level.

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Hydrogen Isotope Ratios of Plant Metabolites

Photosynthesis: from Light to Biosphere ◽

10.1007/978-94-009-0173-5_1150 ◽

1995 ◽

pp. 4901-4904

Author(s):

J. Schleucher ◽

J. L. Markley ◽

T. D. Sharkey

Keyword(s):

Hydrogen Isotope ◽

Isotope Ratios ◽

Plant Metabolites ◽

Hydrogen Isotope Ratios

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The Development and Use of Isoscapes to Determine the Geographical Origin of Quercus spp. in the United States

Forests ◽

10.3390/f11080862 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (8) ◽

pp. 862 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Charles J. Watkinson ◽

Peter Gasson ◽

Gareth O. Rees ◽

Markus Boner

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Stable Isotope ◽

Oxygen Isotope ◽

Hydrogen Isotope ◽

Isotope Ratios ◽

The United States ◽

Stable Isotope Ratios ◽

Carbon Isotope Ratios ◽

Oxygen Isotope Ratios ◽

Hydrogen Isotope Ratios

The stable isotope ratios of oxygen, hydrogen, carbon and sulfur from extracted wood of 87 samples of oaks from the United States were analysed. Relationships with climate variables and the stable isotope ratios of the 69 training dataset samples were investigated to a monthly resolution using long-term monthly mean climate data from NASA and the University of East Anglia’s Climate Research Unit, in conjunction with forecast data for hydrogen and oxygen isotope ratios in precipitation. These relationships were used to construct model isoscapes for oxygen, hydrogen, carbon and sulfur for US oak with the aim of using them to forecast isotopic patterns in areas that were not sampled and predict values in samples not used to construct the models. The leading predictors for isoscape generation were oxygen isotope ratios in January precipitation for oak oxygen isotope ratios, hydrogen isotope ratios in July precipitation for oak hydrogen isotope ratios, water vapour in April for carbon isotope ratios, and reflected shortwave radiation in March in combination with sulfate concentration in May for oak sulfur isotopes. The generated isoscapes can be used to show regions an unknown sample may have originated from with a resolution dependent on the rarity of the stable isotope signature within the United States. The models were assessed using the data of 18 samples of georeferenced oak. The assessment found that 100% of oxygen, 94% of hydrogen, 78% of carbon, and 94% of sulfur isotope ratios in the 18 test dataset samples fell within two standard deviations of the isoscape models. Using the results of the isoscapes in combination found that there were 4/18 test samples which did not fall within two standard deviations of the four models, this is largely attributed to the lower predictive power of the carbon isoscape model in conjunction with high local variability in carbon isotope ratios in both the test and training data. The method by which this geographic origin method has been developed will be useful to combat illegal logging and to validate legal supply chains for the purpose of good practice due diligence.

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Stable Isotope Evidence Links Breeding Geography and Migration Timing in Wood Warblers (Parulidae)

The Auk ◽

10.1093/auk/123.2.431 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 123 (2) ◽

pp. 431-437 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Jeffrey F. Kelly

Keyword(s):

Hydrogen Isotope ◽

Life Histories ◽

Isotope Ratios ◽

Interspecific Variation ◽

Autumn Migration ◽

Breeding Sites ◽

Migration Timing ◽

Wood Warblers ◽

Stable Hydrogen Isotope ◽

Hydrogen Isotope Ratios

AbstractTracking seasonal movements of songbirds is a key step in understanding the annual cycle of migrants. To better understand autumn migration of wood warblers, I analyzed stable-hydrogen isotope ratios of feathers collected from three species captured during stopover at the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico. To assess the form and strength of the relationship between timing of migration and breeding origins, I regressed stable-hydrogen isotope ratios of feathers against date of capture. These analyses indicated that Orange-crowned Warblers (Vermivora celata) and Common Yellowthroats (Geothlypis trichas) breeding in the southern portion of these species' ranges precede their northern conspecifics in autumn migration. By contrast, Yellow Warblers (Dendroica petechia) from northern breeding sites arrived before more southerly breeding conspecifics. This pattern is similar to that reported previously in Wilson's Warbler (Wilsonia pusilla). These findings suggest that, among wood warblers, (1) timing of autumn migration is often strongly related to breeding location and (2) interspecific variation in the direction of this relationship is large. The direction and strength of these patterns have implications for our understanding of inter- and intraspecific geographic variation in the life histories of migrants.Evidencia de Isótopos Estables Conecta la Geografía de Nidificación con el Momento de la Migración en Especies de Parulidae

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