Influence of physiology and climate on δD of leaf wax n-alkanes from C3 and C4 grasses
FA Smith, KH Freeman - Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2006 - Elsevier
We measured hydrogen isotope compositions (δD) of high-molecular-weight n-alkanes
(C27–C33) from grasses grown in greenhouses and collected from the US Great Plains. In …
(C27–C33) from grasses grown in greenhouses and collected from the US Great Plains. In …
Calibration of modern sedimentary δ2H plant wax-water relationships in Greenland lakes
Sedimentary plant wax distributions and isotopic compositions are powerful, widely applied
paleoenvironmental proxies. However, there is conflicting evidence on the behavior of these …
paleoenvironmental proxies. However, there is conflicting evidence on the behavior of these …
Compound-specific δ 13C analyses of leaf lipids from plants with differing carbon dioxide metabolisms
JW Collister, G Rieley, B Stern, G Eglinton, B Fry - Organic geochemistry, 1994 - Elsevier
The stable carbon isotope (δ 13 C) values of (1) total leaf tissue (2), total surface lipid
extracts and (3) individual n-alkanes isolated from leaves were determined for plants …
extracts and (3) individual n-alkanes isolated from leaves were determined for plants …
The occurrence of short chain n-alkanes with an even over odd predominance in higher plants and soils
In this study we provide data which support the interpretation that tissues of higher plants
can constitute a significant source of the short chain n-alkanes with an even/odd …
can constitute a significant source of the short chain n-alkanes with an even/odd …
Hydrogen isotope ratios of leaf wax n-alkanes in grasses are insensitive to transpiration
We analyzed hydrogen isotope ratios of high-molecular weight n-alkanes (δDl) and oxygen
isotope ratios of α-cellulose (δ18OC) for C3 and C4 grasses grown in the field and in …
isotope ratios of α-cellulose (δ18OC) for C3 and C4 grasses grown in the field and in …
The provenance of vegetation and environmental signatures encoded in vascular plant biomarkers carried by the Ganges–Brahmaputra rivers
Organic matter carried by rivers and deposited in continental and marine sediments contains
valuable information on past environmental conditions and their impact on the terrestrial …
valuable information on past environmental conditions and their impact on the terrestrial …
Leaf wax biomarkers in transit record river catchment composition
Rivers carry organic molecules derived from terrestrial vegetation to sedimentary deposits in
lakes and oceans, storing information about past climate and erosion, as well as …
lakes and oceans, storing information about past climate and erosion, as well as …
Conservative composition of n-alkane biomarkers in Sphagnum species: implications for palaeoclimate reconstruction in ombrotrophic peat bogs
EM Bingham, EL McClymont, M Väliranta… - Organic …, 2010 - Elsevier
The n-alkane distributions from total lipid extracts of ten modern Sphagnum moss species,
collected from a suite of ombrotrophic bogs across Europe, were determined using gas …
collected from a suite of ombrotrophic bogs across Europe, were determined using gas …
Hydrogen isotope ratios of lacustrine sedimentary n-alkanes as proxies of tropical African hydrology: insights from a calibration transect across Cameroon
Hydrogen isotope values (δD) of sedimentary aquatic and terrestrial lipid biomarkers,
originating from algae, bacteria, and leaf wax, have been used to record isotopic properties …
originating from algae, bacteria, and leaf wax, have been used to record isotopic properties …