Approaches and challenges to the study of loess—Introduction to the LoessFest Special Issue
RJ Schaetzl, EA Bettis, O Crouvi… - Quaternary …, 2018 - cambridge.org
In September 2016, the annual meeting of the International Union for Quaternary Research's
Loess and Pedostratigraphy Focus Group, traditionally referred to as a LoessFest, met in …
Loess and Pedostratigraphy Focus Group, traditionally referred to as a LoessFest, met in …
Pleistocene environmental dynamics recorded in the loess of the middle and lower Danube basin
The substantial loess deposits of the middle and lower Danube basin in southeastern
Europe represent one of the thickest and most comprehensive terrestrial …
Europe represent one of the thickest and most comprehensive terrestrial …
Leaf wax n-alkane distributions in and across modern plants: Implications for paleoecology and chemotaxonomy
RT Bush, FA McInerney - Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2013 - Elsevier
Long chain (C 21 to C 37) n-alkanes are among the most long-lived and widely utilized
terrestrial plant biomarkers. Dozens of studies have examined the range and variation of n …
terrestrial plant biomarkers. Dozens of studies have examined the range and variation of n …
Leaf wax n-alkane distributions in arid zone South African flora: Environmental controls, chemotaxonomy and palaeoecological implications
The environmental controls on leaf wax n-alkane distributions and associated interpretation
of such distributions in geological archives have long remained rather enigmatic. Studies of …
of such distributions in geological archives have long remained rather enigmatic. Studies of …
Opportunities and limitations related to the application of plant-derived lipid molecular proxies in soil science
B Jansen, GLB Wiesenberg - Soil, 2017 - soil.copernicus.org
The application of lipids in soils as molecular proxies, also often referred to as biomarkers,
has dramatically increased in the last decades. Applications range from inferring changes in …
has dramatically increased in the last decades. Applications range from inferring changes in …
Strengthening of North American dust sources during the late Pliocene (2.7 Ma)
Here we present orbitally-resolved records of terrestrial higher plant leaf wax input to the
North Atlantic over the last 3.5 Ma, based on the accumulation of long-chain n-alkanes and n …
North Atlantic over the last 3.5 Ma, based on the accumulation of long-chain n-alkanes and n …
[HTML][HTML] Transformation of -alkanes from plant to soil: a review
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 …
many open questions regarding its formation and preservation. The study of individual …
Effect of leaf litter degradation and seasonality on D/H isotope ratios of n-alkane biomarkers
M Zech, N Pedentchouk, B Buggle, K Leiber… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2011 - Elsevier
During the last decade, compound-specific hydrogen isotope analysis of plant leaf-wax and
sedimentary n-alkyl lipids has become a promising tool for paleohydrological …
sedimentary n-alkyl lipids has become a promising tool for paleohydrological …
Three climatic cycles recorded in a loess-palaeosol sequence at Semlac (Romania)–Implications for dust accumulation in south-eastern Europe
Recent investigations of the Semlac loess section in the south-eastern Carpathian Basin,
which is situated at an undercut slope position on the right bank of the Mureş River in its …
which is situated at an undercut slope position on the right bank of the Mureş River in its …
Millennial scale climate oscillations recorded in the Lower Danube loess over the last glacial period
In this study we provide a correlative age model for last glacial loess at the Rasova-Valea cu
Pietre site in the Lower Danube region, based on the correlation of palaeoenvironmental …
Pietre site in the Lower Danube region, based on the correlation of palaeoenvironmental …