Practical considerations for amino acid isotope analysis

SN Silverman, AA Phillips, GM Weiss, EB Wilkes… - Organic …, 2022 - Elsevier
Over the last few decades, isotopic analysis of amino acids at the compound-and position-
specific levels has been rapidly advancing across diverse fields. As these techniques …

Forensic application of isotope ratio mass spectrometry (IRMS) for human identification

LA Chesson, GE Berg, AJ Edwards, TH Chau, L Low… - Science & Justice, 2024 - Elsevier
Application of isotope ratio mass spectrometry (IRMS) to skeletal remains has become an
important tool to investigate human behavior and history. Isotopic variations in collagen …

Threatened North African seagrass meadows have supported green turtle populations for millennia

W de Kock, M Mackie, M Ramsøe… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
“Protect and restore ecosystems and biodiversity” is the second official aim of the current UN
Ocean Decade (2021 to 2030) calling for the identification and protection of critical marine …

Wet feet: developing sulfur isotope provenance methods to identify wetland inhabitants

AL Lamb, CA Chenery… - Royal Society Open …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The stable isotopes of sulfur provide a distinctive signature for marine proximity and
interaction. Exploring coastal proximity has been the principal application of sulfur isotopes …

Freshwater wetland–driven variation in sulfur isotope compositions: Implications for human paleodiet and ecological research

EJ Guiry, TJ Orchard, S Needs-Howarth… - Frontiers in Ecology and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Sulfur isotope (δ 34S) analyses are an important archaeological and ecological tool for
understanding human and animal migration and diet, but δ 34S can be difficult to interpret …

Comparison of feeding niches between Arctic and northward-moving sub-Arctic marine mammals in Greenland

H Land-Miller, AM Roos, M Simon, R Dietz… - Marine Ecology …, 2023 - int-res.com
The climate change-induced northward movement of sub-Arctic marine mammals increases
their range overlap and interactions with native Arctic species. We compared feeding …

Radiocarbon dating and Hallstatt chronology: a Bayesian chronological model for the burial sequence at Dietfurt an der Altmühl 'Tennisplatz', Bavaria, Germany

HA Rose, N Müller-Scheeßel, J Meadows… - Archaeological and …, 2022 - Springer
This study is first attempt to refine Early Iron Age absolute chronology, specifically the timing
of the Hallstatt CD transition in southern Germany, using Bayesian chronological modelling …

Exploitation shifted trophic ecology and habitat preferences of Mediterranean and Black Sea bluefin tuna over centuries

AJ Andrews, C Pampoulie, A Di Natale… - Fish and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
During recent decades, the health of ocean ecosystems and fish populations has been
threatened by overexploitation, pollution and anthropogenic‐driven climate change. Due to …

Food matrix reference materials for hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur stable isotope-ratio measurements: collagens, flours, honeys, and vegetable oils

A Schimmelmann, H Qi, PJH Dunn… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2020 - ACS Publications
An international project developed, quality-tested, and measured isotope–delta values of 10
new food matrix reference materials (RMs) for hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and …

The use of stable isotopes in postconflict forensic identification

LA Chesson, GE Berg - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Stable isotope ratio analysis is becoming an extremely important tool for the forensic
investigator. It can be particularly useful in missing persons investigations to help establish …