TY - BOOK ID - 14305171 TI - Isoscapes : understanding movement, pattern, and process on earth through isotope mapping PY - 2010 SN - 904813353X 9048133602 9786612833823 9048133548 1282833820 9400791208 PB - Dordrecht : Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Carbon -- Isotopes -- Spectra. KW - Isotopes. KW - Radiolabeling. KW - Stable isotopes. KW - Isotopes KW - Stable isotopes KW - Radiolabeling KW - Carbon KW - Chemistry KW - Geology KW - Physical & Theoretical Chemistry KW - Geology - General KW - Earth & Environmental Sciences KW - Physical Sciences & Mathematics KW - Spectra KW - Spectra. KW - Isotope labeling KW - Radioactive isotope labeling KW - Radioactive tracer labeling KW - Radionuclide labeling KW - Radiotracer labeling KW - Environment. KW - Earth sciences. KW - Ecology. KW - Geoecology. KW - Environmental geology. KW - Anthropology. KW - Geoecology/Natural Processes. KW - Environment, general. KW - Earth Sciences, general. KW - Radiochemistry KW - Nuclides KW - Environmental sciences. KW - Geography. KW - Human beings KW - Cosmography KW - Earth sciences KW - World history KW - Environmental science KW - Science KW - Balance of nature KW - Biology KW - Bionomics KW - Ecological processes KW - Ecological science KW - Ecological sciences KW - Environment KW - Environmental biology KW - Oecology KW - Environmental sciences KW - Population biology KW - Ecology KW - Ecology . KW - Geosciences KW - Physical sciences KW - Geoecology KW - Environmental protection KW - Physical geology KW - Primitive societies KW - Social sciences UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:14305171 AB - Stable isotope ratio variation in natural systems reflects the dynamics of Earth systems processes and imparts isotope labels to Earth materials. Carbon isotope ratios of atmospheric CO2 record exchange of carbon between the biosphere and the atmosphere; the incredible journeys of migrating monarchs is documented by hydrogen isotopes in their wings; and water carries an isotopic record of its source and history as it traverses the atmosphere and land surface. Through these and many other examples, improved understanding of spatio-temporal isotopic variation in Earth systems is leading to innovative new approaches to scientific problem-solving. This volume provides a comprehensive overview of the theory, methods, and applications that are enabling new disciplinary and cross-disciplinary advances through the study of "isoscapes": isotopic landscapes. "This impressive new volume shows scientists deciphering and using the natural isotope landscapes that subtly adorn our spaceship Earth." Brian Fry, Coastal Ecology Institute, Louisiana State University, USA "An excellent timely must read and must-have reference book for anybody interested or engaged in applying stable isotope signatures to questions in e.g. Anthropology, Biogeochemistry, Ecology, or Forensic Science regarding chronological and spatial movement, changes, or distribution relating to animals, humans, plants, or water." Wolfram Meier-Augenstein, Centre for Anatomy & Human Identification, University of Dundee, UK "Natural resources are being affected by global change, but exactly where, how, and at what pace? Isoscapes provide new and remarkably precise answers." John Hayes, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA "This exciting volume is shaping a new landscape in environmental sciences that is utilizing the remarkable advances in isotope research to enhance and extend the capabilities of the field." Dan Yakir, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel. ER -