[HTML][HTML] Recognition of peat depositional environments in coal: A review
Peat depositional environments, the sites where and conditions under which peat
accumulates, significantly influence a resultant coal's physical properties, chemical …
accumulates, significantly influence a resultant coal's physical properties, chemical …
Erosion, deposition and soil carbon: A review of process-level controls, experimental tools and models to address C cycling in dynamic landscapes
The role of soil erosion in terrestrial carbon (C) sequestration and release remains one of
the most important uncertainties in our attempts to determine the potential of soils to mediate …
the most important uncertainties in our attempts to determine the potential of soils to mediate …
The Neotoma Paleoecology Database, a multiproxy, international, community-curated data resource
The Neotoma Paleoecology Database is a community-curated data resource that supports
interdisciplinary global change research by enabling broad-scale studies of taxon and …
interdisciplinary global change research by enabling broad-scale studies of taxon and …
Extracting the most from terrestrial plant-derived n-alkyl lipids and their carbon isotopes from the sedimentary record: A review
AF Diefendorf, EJ Freimuth - Organic Geochemistry, 2017 - Elsevier
Terrestrial plant biomarkers and their carbon isotopes provide insights into carbon cycling,
paleovegetation and paleoclimate, ranging in scale from local to global. Over the past …
paleovegetation and paleoclimate, ranging in scale from local to global. Over the past …
Oldest evidence of abundant C4 grasses and habitat heterogeneity in eastern Africa
The assembly of Africa's iconic C4 grassland ecosystems is central to evolutionary
interpretations of many mammal lineages, including hominins. C4 grasses are thought to …
interpretations of many mammal lineages, including hominins. C4 grasses are thought to …
Biomarker approaches for reconstructing terrestrial environmental change
GN Inglis, T Bhattacharya… - Annual Review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
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 …
understood and quantified aspects of the climate system. One way to test the behavior of the …
Drought, agricultural adaptation, and sociopolitical collapse in the Maya Lowlands
Paleoclimate records indicate a series of severe droughts was associated with societal
collapse of the Classic Maya during the Terminal Classic period (∼ 800–950 CE). Evidence …
collapse of the Classic Maya during the Terminal Classic period (∼ 800–950 CE). Evidence …
The potential of biomarker proxies to trace climate, vegetation, and biogeochemical processes in peat: A review
Molecular fossils (biomarkers) are abundant in organic rich natural archives such as peats
and lignites (fossilized peat), where their distribution is governed by their biological source …
and lignites (fossilized peat), where their distribution is governed by their biological source …
Influence of temperature and C4 abundance on n-alkane chain length distributions across the central USA
RT Bush, FA McInerney - Organic Geochemistry, 2015 - Elsevier
The distributions of long chain n-alkanes are often utilized as plant-derived
paleoenvironmental proxies. However, there is debate regarding the degree to which …
paleoenvironmental proxies. However, there is debate regarding the degree to which …
Prolonged drying trend coincident with the demise of Norse settlement in southern Greenland
Declining temperature has been thought to explain the abandonment of Norse settlements,
southern Greenland, in the early 15th century, although limited paleoclimate evidence is …
southern Greenland, in the early 15th century, although limited paleoclimate evidence is …