The environmental controls on leaf wax n-alkane distributions and associated interpretation
of such distributions in geological archives have long remained rather enigmatic. Studies of …

Leaf wax components of terrestrial plants are an important source of biomass in the
geological records of soils, lakes and marine sediments. Relevant to the emerging use of …

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 …

We analysed leaves from 42 plants from the South African Succulent Karoo. Whole leaf δ 13
C values clearly differentiated 3 different populations, consisting of plants operating under …

Environmental parameters such as rainfall, temperature and relative humidity can affect the
composition of higher plant leaf wax. The abundance and distribution of leaf wax …

Leaf-wax n-alkanes are produced by terrestrial plants, and through long-term preservation in
sediments their stable hydrogen-isotopic signature (δ 2 H wax) provides useful information …

Leaf wax n-alkanes provide a valuable palaeoecological proxy, but their interpretation
requires an understanding of the scale of temporal and spatial integration in soils. Leaf wax …

In higher plants, leaf waxes provide a barrier to non-stomatal water loss, and their
composition varies both between and within species. Characteristics of n-alkanes, a suite of …

An isobathic transect of marine surface sediments from 1° N to 28° S off southwest Africa
was used to further evaluate the potential of the chain length distribution and carbon stable …

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 …