Periodic Reporting for period 1 - ECAW-ISO (Past, present and future Exchanges of CArbon and Water between the vegetation and the atmosphere: new insights from analysis and modelling of stable carbon ISOtope data)

Understanding how plants have responded to recent environmental changes is essential for a reliable projection of future changes in the terrestrial carbon and water cycles by the end of the 21st century. Plant water use efficiency (WUE) – the ratio of carbon uptake...