The organic geochemistry of glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether lipids: A review

S Schouten, EC Hopmans, JSS Damsté - Organic geochemistry, 2013 - Elsevier
Glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether (GDGT) lipids are membrane lipids which were long
thought to be synthesized mainly by archaea, organisms thought to be limited to extreme …

Validating the potential application of δ2Hwax and soil brGDGTs in paleoelevation estimates on the southern slopes of the Himalaya

X Li, S Liu, B Fan, J Hou, M Wang - Quaternary Science Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Paleoelevation reconstructions of the Himalayan mountains and Tibetan Plateau have been
a focus of geoscientists, as they can improve our understanding of the temporal evolution of …

Correlations between microbial tetraether lipids and environmental variables in Chinese soils: Optimizing the paleo-reconstructions in semi-arid and arid regions

H Yang, RD Pancost, X Dang, X Zhou… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2014 - Elsevier
The bacterial membrane lipid-based continental paleothermometer, the MBT/CBT or MBT′–
CBT proxy (methylation index of branched tetraethers/cyclization of branched tetraethers) …

Distribution of Bathyarchaeota communities across different terrestrial settings and their potential ecological functions

X Xiang, R Wang, H Wang, L Gong, B Man, Y Xu - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
High abundance and widespread distribution of the archaeal phylum Bathyarchaeota in
marine environment have been recognized recently, but knowledge about Bathyarchaeota …

A multiproxy analysis of sedimentary organic carbon in the Changjiang Estuary and adjacent shelf

P Yao, Z Yu, TS Bianchi, Z Guo, M Zhao… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Surface sediments from the Changjiang Estuary and adjacent shelf were analyzed using a
variety of bulk and molecular techniques, including grain size composition, sediment surface …

Distribution of glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers in soils from two environmental transects in the USA

SS Dirghangi, M Pagani, MT Hren, BJ Tipple - Organic Geochemistry, 2013 - Elsevier
Glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers (GDGTs) of both archaeal and bacterial origin form the
basis of new temperature proxies applicable to soil, and lake and marine sediments. In soil …

In-situ provenance of brGDGTs in peat sediments: a case study from southern China and a comparison of global results

S Wei, H Guo, J Cao, G Jia, M Chen, Z Rao - Organic Geochemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Sedimentary branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers (brGDGTs) have been proposed
as indicators of environmental change for more than a decade. However, the origin of …

Distribution of glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether (GDGT) lipids in a hypersaline lake system

J Li, RD Pancost, BDA Naafs, H Yang, C Zhao… - Organic …, 2016 - Elsevier
Isoprenoid glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers (isoGDGTs) of archaeal origin and branched
(br) GDGTs of bacterial origin occur in a diverse range of lacustrine sedimentary …

Distribution of bacterial and archaeal ether lipids in soils and surface sediments of Tibetan lakes: implications for GDGT-based proxies in saline high mountain lakes

F Günther, A Thiele, G Gleixner, B Xu, T Yao… - Organic …, 2014 - Elsevier
Bacterial and archaeal lipids, such as glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers (GDGTs) and
dialkyl glycerol diethers, are increasingly used as proxies for specific environmental …

Environmental impacts on the distribution of microbial tetraether lipids in Chinese lakes with contrasting pH: Implications for lacustrine paleoenvironmental …

XY Dang, JT Xue, H Yang, SC Xie - Science China Earth Sciences, 2016 - Springer
Glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers (GDGTs) in lake sediments are useful biomarkers for the
continental paleoclimatic reconstruction. However, the environmental controls on the …