Biology 5984
                    Class Notes

  Section I: Isotopes in Ecosystem Ecology
    Outlines and figures associated with lectures 1-4
 

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File Name: File Contents: Literature Assignments
Lecture 1: Introduction - physics and chemistry of isotopes  

Lect1 Isotope Introduction Handout.doc

 


Lecture 1 outline

 

Mayr 1961
Brock 1967

Lecture 2: solutions and mass spectroscopy

Lect 2 solutions and mass specs


 

Lecture 2 outline

 


Hagen 1992

Lecture 3: delta notations and calculations

Lect 3 delta notation and calculations  


 

Lecture 3 outline 

 

Lecture 4: fractionation

Lect 4 fractionation  

 

Lecture 4 outline 

 

Lecture 5: fractionation in closed and open systems

Lecture 5 fractionation 2

 

Lecture 5 outline

 

Lecture 6: mixing

Lect 6 mixing

Lecture 6 outline  
  Compiled Literature Citations from Lecture Section I Literature cited

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