Variation in the Stable Carbon and Nitrogen Isotope Composition of Plants and Soil along a Precipitation Gradient in Northern China

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Jian-Ying Ma,

Affiliations Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, People’s Republic of China, Key Laboratory of Western China’s Environmental Systems (Ministry of Education), Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, People’s Republic of China
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Wei Sun ,

* E-mail: sunwei@nenu.edu.cn

Affiliation Institute of Grassland Science, Key Laboratory of Vegetation Ecology (Ministry of Education), Northeast Normal University, Changchun, People’s Republic of China
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Xiao-Ning Liu,

Affiliation Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, People’s Republic of China
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Fa-Hu Chen

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Western China’s Environmental Systems (Ministry of Education), Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, People’s Republic of China
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