Expanding the isotopic toolbox: applications of hydrogen and oxygen stable isotope ratios to food web studies

HB Vander Zanden, DX Soto, GJ Bowen… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
The measurement of stable carbon (δ13C) and nitrogen (δ15N) isotopes in tissues of
organisms has formed the foundation of isotopic food web reconstructions, as these values …

The stable isotope composition of organic and inorganic fossils in lake sediment records: Current understanding, challenges, and future directions

M Van Hardenbroek, A Chakraborty, KL Davies… - Quaternary Science …, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper provides an overview of stable isotope analysis (H, C, N, O, Si) of the macro-and
microscopic remains from aquatic organisms found in lake sediment records and their …

The incredible lightness of being methane-fuelled: stable isotopes reveal alternative energy pathways in aquatic ecosystems and beyond

J Grey - Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2016 - frontiersin.org
We have known about the processes of methanogenesis and methanotrophy for over 100
years, since the days of Winogradsky, yet their contributions to the carbon cycle were …

Multiproxy paleolimnological records provide evidence for a shift to a new ecosystem state in the Northern Great Plains, USA

K Hu, DM Mushet, JN Sweetman - Limnology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Wetlands in the Prairie Pothole Region of the North American Northern Great Plains
perform multiple ecosystem services and are biodiversity hotspots. However, climatological …

Arctic and Sub-Arctic shallow lakes in a multiple-stressor world: a paleoecological perspective

JP Smol - Hydrobiologia, 2016 - Springer
Considerable progress has been made using experimental approaches and spatial surveys
to better understand and manage shallow lake ecosystems. Meanwhile, research on the …

Trophic state changes can affect the importance of methane-derived carbon in aquatic food webs

J Schilder, M van Hardenbroek… - … of the Royal …, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Methane-derived carbon, incorporated by methane-oxidizing bacteria, has been identified
as a significant source of carbon in food webs of many lakes. By measuring the stable …

Assessment of carbon isotopic signature of Daphnia ephippia as a proxy for past carbon transfers to pelagic food webs in Jura lakes

V Essert, L Millet, V Verneaux, J Millet… - Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Previous studies suggested that past changes in carbon sources and pathways in pelagic
food webs can be investigated using carbon isotopic analysis (δ13C) of ephippia, resting …

[HTML][HTML] Stable isotope analyses of lacustrine chitinous invertebrate remains: Analytical advances, challenges and potential

AL Lamb, BD Barst, CD Elder, S Engels… - Quaternary Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
This review examines recent developments in the application of stable isotope analyses (δ
18 O, δ 13 C, δ 15 N, δD) to lacustrine invertebrate remains. These remains are ubiquitous …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating middle to late Holocene climate variability from δ18O of aquatic invertebrate remains in southwestern Greenland

BA Edgerton, Y Axford, ML Chipman - Quaternary Science Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
Holocene paleotemperature records from ice-free margins of Greenland suggest
spatiotemporal heterogeneity in the timing of key climate transitions following retreat of the …

Spatial and seasonal variability of the carbon isotopic signature of Daphnia and their ephippia in four French lakes: Implications for the study of carbon transfers in …

V Essert, H Masclaux, V Verneaux, E Lyautey… - Freshwater …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon isotope analysis (δ13C) of Daphnia resting‐eggs (ephippia) in sedimentary records
can be used to reconstruct past carbon transfers in pelagic food webs in lakes. However …