The potential of biomarker proxies to trace climate, vegetation, and biogeochemical processes in peat: A review

BDA Naafs, GN Inglis, J Blewett, EL McClymont… - Global and Planetary …, 2019 - Elsevier
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 …

Lipid markers for marine organic matter

JK Volkman - Marine organic matter: Biomarkers, isotopes and DNA, 2006 - Springer
An astonishing variety of different lipids have been found in marine sediments and the water
column attesting to the diversity of biosynthetic pathways employed by aquatic organisms …

Lost world of complex life and the late rise of the eukaryotic crown

JJ Brocks, BJ Nettersheim, P Adam, P Schaeffer… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Eukaryotic life appears to have flourished surprisingly late in the history of our planet. This
view is based on the low diversity of diagnostic eukaryotic fossils in marine sediments of mid …

Less is more? A novel method for identifying and evaluating non-informative tracers in sediment source mixing models

T Cox, JP Laceby, T Roth, C Alewell - Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2023 - Springer
Purpose Accelerated soil erosion poses a global hazard to soil health. Understanding soil
and sediment behaviour through sediment fingerprinting enables the monitoring and …

δ13C values of bacterial hopanoids and leaf waxes as tracers for methanotrophy in peatlands

GN Inglis, BDA Naafs, Y Zheng, J Schellekens… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2019 - Elsevier
Methane emissions from peatlands contribute significantly to atmospheric CH 4 levels and
play an essential role in the global carbon cycle. The stable carbon isotopic composition (δ …

Fungicidal activity of compounds extracted from the pericarp of Areca catechu against Colletotrichum gloeosporioides in vitro and in mango fruit

P Yenjit, M Issarakraisila, W Intana… - Postharvest Biology and …, 2010 - Elsevier
Areca catechu L., a member of the Palmaceae family, is one of the most commonly used
drugs in the world. Compounds obtained from the hexane, ethyl acetate and methanol …

Contrasted distributions of triterpene derivatives in the sediments of Lake Caçó reflect paleoenvironmental changes during the last 20,000 yrs in NE Brazil

J Jacob, JR Disnar, M Boussafir, ALS Albuquerque… - Organic …, 2007 - Elsevier
Lipid fractions extracted from sediment layers deposited in a small Brazilian lake during the
last 20,000 yrs were investigated by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. Considerable …

Effect of aridity on δ13C and δD values of C3 plant-and C4 graminoid-derived leaf wax lipids from soils along an environmental gradient in Cameroon (Western …

VF Schwab, Y Garcin, D Sachse, G Todou, O Séné… - Organic …, 2015 - Elsevier
The observation that the hydrogen isotope composition (δD) of leaf wax lipids is determined
mainly by precipitation δD values, has resulted in the application of these biomarkers to …

Millet cultivation history in the French Alps as evidenced by a sedimentary molecule

J Jacob, JR Disnar, F Arnaud, E Chapron… - Journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
We report on the detection, in a sediment core drilled in Lake Le Bourget (French Alps), of a
fossil molecule (miliacin) that was synthesized by broomcorn millet cultivated in the …

[HTML][HTML] Land-use-based freshwater sediment source fingerprinting using hydrogen isotope compositions of long-chain fatty acids

P Hirave, DB Nelson, M Glendell, C Alewell - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Rapidly changing land use patterns and frequent extreme weather events have resulted in
an increased sediment flux to freshwater systems globally, highlighting the need for land …