Effects of acid treatment on carbon and nitrogen stable isotope ratios in ecological samples: a review and synthesis

TA Schlacher, RM Connolly - Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Stable isotopes of carbon and nitrogen are mainstay tracers in diverse fields of ecology,
particularly in studies of food webs. Investigators are generally interested in tracing dietary C …

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 …

Assessing natural variation and the effects of charring, burial and pre-treatment on the stable carbon and nitrogen isotope values of archaeobotanical cereals and …

RA Fraser, A Bogaard, M Charles, AK Styring… - Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
The aim of this study is to assess the potential of charred archaeobotanical cereal grain and
pulse seed δ 13 C and δ 15 N values to provide evidence of crop growing conditions and as …

Nitrogen isotope constraints on the early Ediacaran ocean redox structure

X Wang, G Jiang, X Shi, Y Peng, DC Morales - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2018 - Elsevier
Nitrogen (N) is a macronutrient essential to all living organisms and its availability in
Precambrian oceans may have played an important role in the early evolution and …

Interpretation of nitrogen isotope profiles in petroleum systems: a review

TM Quan, OO Adeboye - Frontiers in Earth Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Bulk sedimentary nitrogen isotope profiles are often used as proxies for depositional redox
conditions, nitrogen cycling, and nutrient uptake in modern and ancient marine systems. The …

Snapshots of coastal ecology using multiproxy analysis reveals insights into the preservation of swamp and marsh environments since the late Pleistocene

K Fontenot, KL DeLong, BA Schubert… - Geochemistry …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The southeastern United States Coastal Plain ecosystem contains baldcypress
(Taxodium distichum) swamps and grass‐dominated marshes. These ecosystems also …

Geomorphic control on the δ15N of mountain forests

RG Hilton, A Galy, AJ West, N Hovius… - …, 2013 - bg.copernicus.org
Mountain forests are subject to high rates of physical erosion which can export particulate
nitrogen from ecosystems. However, the impact of geomorphic processes on nitrogen …

C/N ratios and carbon isotope composition of organic matter in estuarine environments

MJ Leng, JP Lewis - Applications of paleoenvironmental techniques in …, 2017 - Springer
The sediments that are preserved in estuarine environments (saltmarsh, riverine estuaries,
mangrove habitats, lagoons, isolation basins and fjords) contain organic matter that allows …

Effects of HCl pretreatment, drying, and storage on the stable isotope ratios of soil and sediment samples

MS Kim, WS Lee, K Suresh Kumar… - Rapid …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Rationale Stable isotope (δ13C, δ15N, δ34S values) analysis has become increasingly
important for tracing contaminant sources in environments. Pretreatment of environmental …

Shift in limiting nutrients in the late Ediacaran–early Cambrian marine systems of South China

M Nishizawa, Y Tsuchiya, W Du, Y Sawaki… - Palaeogeography …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The Ediacaran to Cambrian periods are characterized by the diversification and
extinction of metazoans, carbon-cycle perturbation, and ocean oxygenation. Ocean nutrient …