Extracting the most from terrestrial plant-derived n-alkyl lipids and their carbon isotopes from the sedimentary record: A review
AF Diefendorf, EJ Freimuth - Organic Geochemistry, 2017 - Elsevier
Terrestrial plant biomarkers and their carbon isotopes provide insights into carbon cycling,
paleovegetation and paleoclimate, ranging in scale from local to global. Over the past …
paleovegetation and paleoclimate, ranging in scale from local to global. Over the past …
The potential of biomarker proxies to trace climate, vegetation, and biogeochemical processes in peat: A review
Molecular fossils (biomarkers) are abundant in organic rich natural archives such as peats
and lignites (fossilized peat), where their distribution is governed by their biological source …
and lignites (fossilized peat), where their distribution is governed by their biological source …
Leaf wax n-alkane distributions in and across modern plants: Implications for paleoecology and chemotaxonomy
RT Bush, FA McInerney - Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2013 - Elsevier
Long chain (C 21 to C 37) n-alkanes are among the most long-lived and widely utilized
terrestrial plant biomarkers. Dozens of studies have examined the range and variation of n …
terrestrial plant biomarkers. Dozens of studies have examined the range and variation of n …
Development and refinement of proxy-climate indicators from peats
Peat, especially from acidic mires (bogs), is a natural archive of past environmental change.
Reconstructions of past climate from bogs commenced in the 19th Century through …
Reconstructions of past climate from bogs commenced in the 19th Century through …
Postglacial climate-change record in biomarker lipid compositions of the Hani peat sequence, Northeastern China
The peat sequence at Hani in northeastern China accumulated over the past 16calkyr in a
percolation mire in which rain water and ground water seeped through the peat system. The …
percolation mire in which rain water and ground water seeped through the peat system. The …
Impacts of paleohydrological changes on n-alkane biomarker compositions of a Holocene peat sequence in the eastern European Russian Arctic
Coupled analyses of n-alkane biomarkers and plant macrofossils from a peat plateau
deposit in the northeast European Russian Arctic were carried out to assess the effects of …
deposit in the northeast European Russian Arctic were carried out to assess the effects of …
Production of leaf wax n-alkanes across a tropical forest elevation transect
Waxy compounds form the boundary layer of the living leaf and contribute biomarkers to
soils, and lake and marine sediments. Cataloging the variation in leaf wax traits between …
soils, and lake and marine sediments. Cataloging the variation in leaf wax traits between …
Holocene climate changes in the central Asia mountain region inferred from a peat sequence from the Altai Mountains, Xinjiang, northwestern China
A continuous peat sequence collected in the Altai Mountains, Xinjiang Province,
northwestern China, provides a new opportunity to reconstruct the Holocene climate history …
northwestern China, provides a new opportunity to reconstruct the Holocene climate history …
Organic petrography, biomarkers, and stable isotope (δ13C, δD, δ15N, δ18O) compositions of liptinite-rich coals
Liptinite-rich coals were evaluated using organic petrography, biomarkers, and stable
isotopes to investigate their origin and paleoenvironmental significance, particularly, to …
isotopes to investigate their origin and paleoenvironmental significance, particularly, to …
Holocene variations in peatland methane cycling associated with the Asian summer monsoon system
Y Zheng, JS Singarayer, P Cheng, X Yu, Z Liu… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Atmospheric methane concentrations decreased during the early to middle Holocene;
however, the governing mechanisms remain controversial. Although it has been suggested …
however, the governing mechanisms remain controversial. Although it has been suggested …