Holocene thermal maximum mode versus the continuous warming mode: Problems of data-model comparisons and future research prospects

F Chen, Y Duan, S Hao, J Chen, X Feng, J Hou… - Science China Earth …, 2023 - Springer
The Holocene, the most recent interglacial, provides an important time window for
evaluating current global warming and predicting future temperature changes. With the …

Biomarker proxies for reconstructing Quaternary climate and environmental change

EL McClymont, H Mackay… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Membrane lipid adaptation of soil Bacteroidetes isolates to temperature and pH

E Hellequin, S Collin, M Seder-Colomina… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
3-hydroxy fatty acids (3-OH FAs) are characteristic components of the Gram-negative
bacterial membrane, recently proposed as promising temperature and pH (paleo) proxies in …

Biomarkers: molecular tools to study life, environment, and climate

S Naeher, X Cui, RE Summons - Elements: An …, 2022 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Life on Earth produces innumerable structurally diverse biomolecules. Biomarkers, a subset
of these compounds, are sufficiently specific in the structure that they serve as tracers of …

Appraisal of paleoclimate indices based on bacterial 3-hydroxy fatty acids in 20 Chinese alkaline lakes

Y Yang, C Wang, JA Bendle, Z Luo, X Dang, J Xue… - Organic …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Bacterial 3-hydroxy fatty acids (3-OH-FAs) show potential for terrestrial paleoclimate
reconstruction; however, the possibility of using 3-OH-FAs as proxies in lacustrine …

ENSO modulates soil organic carbon retention and deposition in the East China Sea

Y Yang, C Wang, J Bendle, X Lü, X Ruan, S Xie - Journal of Hydrology, 2024 - Elsevier
Accurately quantifying the contribution of terrestrial soil organic carbon (SOC) in marine
environment is still a challenge. Moreover, reassessing the effect of climate change on SOC …

The influence of Gram-negative bacterial community on the distribution of 3-OH-FAs in soils

T Zeng, C Wang, Z Li, J Bendle, Y Yang, S Xie - Chemical Geology, 2024 - Elsevier
Microorganisms and associated membrane lipids exhibit a remarkable sensitivity to ambient
environmental fluctuations, rendering them invaluable for deciphering changes in the past …

Development of a novel sea surface temperature proxy based on bacterial 3-hydroxy fatty acids

Z Dong, Y Yang, C Wang, JA Bendle, X Ruan… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Gram-negative bacterial 3-hydroxy fatty acids (3-OH-FAs) have received recent attention for
their potential as palaeoclimate proxies. A novel temperature proxy, the ratio of anteiso to …

Distribution of 3-hydroxy fatty acids in South China Sea since the last deglaciation: Applicability of 3-hydroxy fatty acid-based palaeothermometry

Y Xi, L Wang, Y Wang, H Ge, M Zhang, S Ye, X Zhao… - Chemical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Hydroxy fatty acids (3-OH-FAs) are biomarkers for Gram-negative bacteria. Recent research
has suggested that they could serve as temperature proxies in both terrestrial and marine …

3-Hydroxy fatty acids as proxies for seawater temperature and pH in the eastern China marginal seas

F Pan, H Yuan, J Song, Q Yao, X Li, L Duan, J Xing - Chemical Geology, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydroxy fatty acids (3-OH-FAs) have recently been proposed as proxies for terrestrial,
lacustrine and marine environment reconstruction. However, their application in the latter is …