Annals of Botany 89: 499-500, 2002
© 2002 Annals of Botany Company
Stable isotope techniques in the study of biological processes and functioning of ecosystems. Unkovich M, Pate J, McNeill A, Gibbs DJ, eds. 2001.
Stable isotope techniques in the study of biological processes and functioning of ecosystems.
Unkovich M, Pate J, McNeill A, Gibbs DJ, eds. 2001.
Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers. £74 (hardback). 289 pp.
Publishers nowadays seem more diffident about agreeing to publish conference proceedings than was the case a few years ago. I am very glad that Kluwer Academic Publishers saw fit to publish the outcome of the stable isotopes in field biology workshop held in Perth, Western Australia, in February 1999. The workshop was held under the auspices of the Cooperative Research Centre for Legumes in Mediterranean Agriculture (CLIMA 19922000) with support from CLIMA, the Grains Research and Development Corporation and The Crawford Fund for International Agricultural Research.
The workshop aimed to provide practical tools and experiences for researchers and students concerned with how one goes about using stable isotopes in field investigations. The symposium, and the book, largely reflect expertise carried within Australia, a
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