ISOTOPIC PARTICULARITIES OF NITROGEN IN R OE-DEER (CAPREOLUS-CAPREOLUS L) - IMPLICATIONS FOR PALEOENVIRONMENTAL RECONSTRUCTIONS

Authors
RODIERE M BOCHERENS H ANGIBAULT JM MARIOTTI A
Citation
M. Rodiere et al., ISOTOPIC PARTICULARITIES OF NITROGEN IN R OE-DEER (CAPREOLUS-CAPREOLUS L) - IMPLICATIONS FOR PALEOENVIRONMENTAL RECONSTRUCTIONS, Comptes rendus de l'Academie des sciences. Serie II. Sciences de la terre et des planetes, 323(2), 1996, pp. 179-185
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Geosciences, Interdisciplinary
Journal title
Comptes rendus de l'Academie des sciences. Serie II. Sciences de la terre et des planetes → ACNP
ISSN journal
12518050
Volume
323
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
179 - 185
Database
ISI
SICI code
1251-8050(1996)323:2<179:IPONIR>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
In roe-deer from the forest of Dourdan (Essonne, France), bone collage n is significantly more N-15-depleted than for terrestrial herbivores analyzed until now. The delta(15)N values range from -2.8 to -0.4 part s per thousand. Such values, linked to very low N-15 abundances for fo rest plants, increase the range of biological values recognized so far . The collagen is also strongly C-13-depleted, due to the low C-13 abu ndances in forest plants caused by the recycling of CO2 under the cano py. These values must be taken into account for palaeoenvironmental re constructions.