Vegetation Function Network supported by Australian Research Council and Landcare Research NZ
21. Water use efficiency: relating d13C to instantaneous measures
First meeting was held 15 - 18 May 2007 at Network Headquarters, Sydney

PARTICIPANTS
Lou Santiago (UC Riverside) and Will Cornwell (Vrije U, Amsterdam), Leaders
Margaret Barbour (Landcare Research, NZ)
Lucas Cernusak (Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute)
Todd Dawson (UC Berkeley)
David Ellsworth (University of Western Sydney)
Howard Griffiths (Cambridge University, UK)
Dave Williams (University of Wyoming)
Peter Reich (U Minnesota), plant physiological ecology
Graham Farquhar (ANU, Canberra)
Alexander Knohl (Institute of Plant Science, Switzerland)
Claudia Keitel (ANU, Canberra)
Ian Wright (Macquarie University, Australia)

Unable to attend first meeting - will participate in future meetings:
Luiz Martinelli (University of Sao Paulo, Brazil)

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At the first meeting in May 2007, this working group assembled a large dataset about δ13C and about instantaneous WUE from gas-cuvette measurements. There was also extended discussion about the complexities of interpreting δ13C. Two papers are in train, corresponding to these two topics.

When the time is ripe for future meetings, they may be held in collaboration with the Biosphere-Atmosphere Stable Isotope Network BASIN.