13C15NAppendix A. Stable carbon and nitrogen isotopic compositions of the plants at the study site.
TABLE A1. Stable carbon and nitrogen isotopic compositions of the plants at the study site. All samples were collected between August and October of 2003. Samples were mainly comprised of foliar tissues, and were identified to Genus or Species level followed by (Order: Family). The standard error was provided when multiple samples were available. Sample size ranges from 1 to 4. Samples were listed by the two sites, A and B. A total of 16 plant taxa plus an additional fungi sample were included in this data set.
| Taxon | 13C |
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| A | B | A | B | |
| Alliaria petiolata (Capparales: Brassicaceae) | -30 | -- | 2±0.7 | -- |
| Berberis thunbergii DC. (Ranunculales: Berberidaceae) | -32 | -- | 2 | -- |
| Carya sp. (Juglandales: Juglandaceae) | -29 | -31±0.8 | 3 | -2±0.7 |
| Celastrus orbiculatus Thunb. (Celastrales: Celastraceae) | -- | -32 | -- | -1 |
| Celtis occidentalis L. (Urticales: Ulmaceae) | -30±0.3 | -29±0.6 | 2±0.8 | -2±1.7 |
| Cornus florida L. (Cornales: Cornaceae) | -- | -30 | -- | -2 |
| Duchesnea indica (Andr.) Focke (Rosales: Rosaceae) | -36 | -- | 0 | -- |
| Diervilla P. Mill. (Dipsacales: Caprifoliaceae) | -- | -31±0.0 | -- | -2±0.5 |
| Elaeagnus sp. (Rhamnales: Elaeagnaceae) | -32 | -- | 1 | -- |
| Geum sp. (Rosales: Rosaceae) | -35±0.7 | -- | 1±0.4 | -- |
| Lindera benzoin L. Blume (Laurales: Lauraceae) | -- | -31 | -- | -2 |
| Lonicera sp. (Dipsacales: Caprifoliaceae) | -31 | -- | 0 | -- |
| Perilla frutescens L. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) | -35 | -- | 1 | -- |
| Polygonum sp. (Polygonales: Polygonaceae) | -34±1.2 | -- | 1±0.4 | -- |
| Quercus sp. (Fagales: Fagaceae) | -31±0.3 | -30 | 0±2.4 | -3 |
| Rhamnus cathartica L. (Rhamnales: Rhamnaceae) | -32 | -- | 2 | -- |
| Fungi | -- | -21 | -- | 3 |
| Mean isotopic compositions | -32±0.6 | -29±1.2 | 1±0.3 | -1±0.7 |