Initial Expansion of C4 Vegetation in Australia During the Late Pliocene

JW Andrae, FA McInerney, PJ Polissar… - Geophysical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Since the late Miocene, plants using the C4 photosynthetic pathway have increased to
become major components of many tropical and subtropical ecosystems. However, the …

Does leaf wax isotopic characterisation of gymnosperms and angiosperms capture environmental gradients in Himalayas?

DK Jha, P Hirave, S Ghosh, B Dasgupta, P Sanyal - Organic Geochemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
The responses of angiosperms and gymnosperms to environmental variables (eg, rainfall
[MAP], temperature [MAT] and pCO 2) remain ambiguous and require systematic …

[HTML][HTML] Transformation of -alkanes from plant to soil: a review

CL Thomas, B Jansen, EE van Loon, GLB Wiesenberg - Soil, 2021 - soil.copernicus.org
Despite the importance of soil organic matter (SOM) in the global carbon cycle, there remain
many open questions regarding its formation and preservation. The study of individual …

A double-edged effect of manganese-doped graphene quantum dots on salt-stressed Capsicum annuum L.

Y Ye, EN Landa, JM Cantu… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
The objective of the current study is to evaluate both the positive and negative effects of
manganese-doped graphene quantum dots (GQD-Mn) on Capsicum annuum L. grown …

Soil water repellency and plant cover: A state-of-knowledge review

Z Popović, A Cerdà - Catena, 2023 - Elsevier
Soil water repellency (SWR) is a widespread natural phenomenon that results from a
complex interplay between the hydrosphere, lithosphere, biosphere, atmosphere, and …

Organic petrography, biomarkers, and stable isotope (δ13C, δD, δ15N, δ18O) compositions of liptinite-rich coals

B Liu, A Bechtel, K Stojanović, JC Hower… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Liptinite-rich coals were evaluated using organic petrography, biomarkers, and stable
isotopes to investigate their origin and paleoenvironmental significance, particularly, to …

Influence of continental organic aerosols to the marine atmosphere over the East China Sea: Insights from lipids, PAHs and phthalates

M Kang, F Yang, H Ren, W Zhao, Y Zhao, L Li… - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
Total suspended particle (TSP) samples were collected during a marine cruise in the East
China Sea from May 18 to June 12, 2014. They were analyzed for solvent extractable …

Periodic oceanic euxinia and terrestrial fluxes linked to astronomical forcing during the Late Devonian Frasnian–Famennian mass extinction

M Lu, YH Lu, T Ikejiri, D Sun, R Carroll, EH Blair… - Earth and Planetary …, 2021 - Elsevier
Oceanic anoxia is considered as the immediate cause of the Frasnian–Famennian mass
extinction, yet the frequency of anoxia and associated environmental modulators remains …

Leaf wax n-alkane carbon isotope values vary among major terrestrial plant groups: Different responses to precipitation amount and temperature, and implications for …

J Liu, Z An - Earth-Science Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Studies focused on field measurements have been conducted to investigate how leaf wax n-
alkane δ 13 C values vary among photosynthetic pathways (C 3 vs. C 4) or plant types …

[HTML][HTML] Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in tropical Australian stalagmites: a framework for reconstructing paleofire activity

E Argiriadis, RF Denniston, S Ondei… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2024 - Elsevier
Human activity and climate change are altering natural rates and intensities of wildfire, but
the scale and extent of burning prior to the modern era are poorly understood. Paleofire …