Chinese loess and the East Asian monsoon

Z An, Y Sun, W Zhou, W Liu, X Qiang, X Wang… - Late Cenozoic Climate …, 2014 - Springer
This chapter offers a comprehensive review of loess studies on the Loess Plateau, and how
they provide evidence for past monsoon variability. The chronological framework that has …

Assessment of the difference between mid-and long chain compound specific δDn-alkanes values in lacustrine sediments as a paleoclimatic indicator

Z Rao, G Jia, M Qiang, Y Zhao - Organic Geochemistry, 2014 - Elsevier
Previous studies have proposed that the difference between compound specific hydrogen
isotopic composition of n-alkanes (δD n-alkanes) of possible terrestrial origin and aquatic …

Hydrogen isotope ratios of individual n-alkanes in plants from Gannan Gahai Lake (China) and surrounding area

Y Duan, Y Wu, X Cao, Y Zhao, L Ma - Organic Geochemistry, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Gannan Gahai Lake, in the northeast of the Tibetan Plateau, is the largest
freshwater lake in the Gannan plateau, and is rarely influenced by human activity. Aquatic …

Impacts of climate and vegetation change on carbon accumulation in a south-central Alaskan peatland assessed with novel organic geochemical techniques

JE Nichols, DM Peteet, CM Moy, IS Castañeda… - The …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
To constrain the effect of climate and peatland type on carbon accumulation, we
reconstructed these parameters from a Holocene-length core of a Sphagnum-dominated …

High latitude hydrological changes during the Eocene Thermal Maximum 2

S Krishnan, M Pagani, M Huber, A Sluijs - Earth and Planetary Science …, 2014 - Elsevier
The Eocene hyperthermals, including the Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM)
and Eocene Thermal Maximum 2 (ETM2), represent extreme global warming events∼ 56 …

Climatic significance of n-alkanes and their compound-specific δD values from lake surface sediments on the Southwestern Tibetan Plateau

X Hu, L Zhu, Y Wang, J Wang, P Peng, Q Ma… - Chinese science …, 2014 - Springer
The content and hydrogen isotope ratios of n-alkanes extracted from recent lake surface
sediments sampled from nine lakes in three different climate zones on the Southwestern …

Hydrogen isotope fractionation in lipid biosynthesis by the piezophilic bacterium Moritella japonica DSK1

J Fang, C Li, L Zhang, T Davis, C Kato, DH Bartlett - Chemical Geology, 2014 - Elsevier
The δD of fatty acids is emerging as an important marine biogeochemical proxy, but the
microbiological and environmental factors controlling the variations of δD of the lipids are …

Plant macrofossil and biomarker evidence of fen–bog transition and associated changes in vegetation in two Finnish peatlands

T Ronkainen, EL McClymont, ES Tuittila… - The …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Past vegetation assemblages, preserved in peat layers, are one of the key proxies when
reconstructing historical peatland dynamics. Northern peatlands can be divided into two …

The vicissitudes of microorganism and vegetation recorded by lipid biomarkers in the Antarctic penguin habitat and their implications for climate change

J Zhao, H Zhang, Z Han, G Liu, B Lu - Acta Ecologica Sinica, 2014 - Elsevier
Lipid biomarkers of microorganism and vegetation preserved in penguin droppings record
historical changes in the West Antarctic climate and environment. n-Alkanes, fatty acids and …

Population dynamics of Pygoscelis penguins (1980–2012) and penguin dropping records (1916–2001) on Ardley Island of West Antarctica, in response to ENSO

H Zhang, J Zhao, Z Han, B Lu, HU Peter - Chinese Science Bulletin, 2014 - Springer
Abstract El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) has affected penguins and their habitats in the
western Antarctic Peninsula. We used both historical penguin population dynamics data …