@article{fdi:010079077, title = {{T}ree xylem water isotope analysis by {I}sotope {R}atio {M}ass {S}pectrometry and laser spectrometry : a dataset to explore tree response to drought [{D}ata paper]}, author = {{C}arri{\`e}re, {S}. {D}. and {M}artin-{S}t{P}aul, {N}. {K}. and {C}akpo, {C}. {B}. and {P}atris, {N}icolas and {G}illon, {M}. and {C}halikakis, {K}. and {D}oussan, {C}. and {O}lioso, {A}. and {B}abic, {M}. and {J}ouineau, {A}. and {S}imioni, {G}. and {D}avi, {H}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{W}ater isotopes from plant xylem and surrounding environment are increasingly used in eco- hydrological studies. {C}arriere et al. [1] analyzed a dataset of water isotopes in (i) the xylem of three different tree species, (ii) the surrounding soil and drainage water and (iii) the underlying karst groundwater, to understand tree water uptake during drought in two different {M}editerranean forests on karst setting. {T}he xylem and soil water were extracted by cryogenic distillation. {T}he full dataset was obtained with {I}sotope {R}atio {M}ass {S}pectrometry ({IRMS}) and {I}sotope {R}atio {I}nfrared {S}pectrometer ({IRIS}), and included 219 measurements of d2{H} and d18{O}. {P}rompted by unexpected isotopic data characterized by a very negative deuterium excess, a subsample of 46 xylem samples and 9 soil water samples were double checked with both analytical techniques. {IRMS} and {IRIS} analyses yielded similar data. {T}herefore, the results reveal that laser spectrometry allows an accurate estimation of xylem and soil water isotopes. {T}he dataset highlights a strong 2{H} depletion in xylem water for all species. {D}euterium does not seem adequate to interpret ecological processes in this dataset given the strong fractionation.}, keywords = {{X}ylem isotopes ; {T}ree ; {O}-18 ; {H}-2 ; {FRANCE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{D}ata in {B}rief}, volume = {29}, numero = {}, pages = {art. 105349 [6 ]}, ISSN = {2352-3409}, year = {2020}, DOI = {10.1016/j.dib.2020.105349}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010079077}, }