The response of the terrestrial biosphere to warming remains one of the most poorly
understood and quantified aspects of the climate system. One way to test the behavior of the …

Terrestrial leaf wax n-alkane biomarkers provide considerable insights into
paleoenvironmental reconstruction. Over decades, a substantial number of field …

Abstract Knowledge of hydrogen isotopic fractionation (ε) of plant leaf waxes is the
foundation for applying hydrogen isotope values (δ 2 H) in environmental reconstructions. In …

To reconstruct past environmental changes, a range of indirect or proxy approaches can be
applied to Quaternary archives. Here, we review the complementary and novel insights that …

Plant wax n-alkane chain length distribution and isotopes have been studied in modern
ecosystems as proxies to reconstruct vegetation and climate of the past. However, most …

Grain-size analysis and end-member modeling of the clastic fraction of the 25-kyr sediment
sequence from Lake Chala, a meromictic crater lake on the lower east slope of Mt …

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 …

Modern tropical and subtropical C4 grasslands and savannas were established during the
late‐Miocene and Pliocene, over 20 Myr after evolutionary originations of the C4 …

Quantifying the hydrogen isotope fractionation between leaf wax compounds and source
water (ε app) is a prerequisite for hydrogen isotopic composition (δD) based paleo …

The hydrogen isotopic composition of leaf wax-derived n-alkanes (δ 2 H n-alkanes) is a
widely applied proxy for (paleo) climatic changes. It has been suggested that the coupling …