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Title: Spectroscopic determination of ecologically relevant plant secondary metabolites

Journal Article · · Methods in Ecology and Evolution (Online)
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  1. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI (United States). Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology
  2. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI (United States). Department of Entomology

Spectroscopy has recently emerged as an effective method to accurately characterize leaf biochemistry in living tissue through the application of chemometric approaches to foliar optical data, but this approach has not been widely used for plant secondary metabolites. Here in this paper, we examine the ability of reflectance spectroscopy to quantify specific phenolic compounds in trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides) and paper birch (Betula papyrifera) that play influential roles in ecosystem functioning related to trophic-level interactions and nutrient cycling.

Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0012704
OSTI ID:
1336058
Report Number(s):
BNL-112412-2016-JA; R&D Project: 21087; YN0100000
Journal Information:
Methods in Ecology and Evolution (Online), Vol. 7, Issue 11; ISSN 2041-210X
Publisher:
British Ecological Society - WileyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 69 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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