A review of molecular organic proxies for examining modern and ancient lacustrine environments

IS Castañeda, S Schouten - Quaternary Science Reviews, 2011 - Elsevier
Molecular organic geochemical proxies are increasingly being utilized to reconstruct past
environmental conditions as new tools continue to be discovered and developed. To date …

Contrasting early Holocene temperature variations between monsoonal East Asia and westerly dominated Central Asia

J Zhao, CB An, Y Huang, C Morrill, FH Chen - Quaternary Science Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
Numerous studies have demonstrated that there are major differences in the timing of
maximum Holocene precipitation between the monsoonal East Asia and westerly dominated …

Abrupt Holocene climate change as an important factor for human migration in West Greenland

WJ D'Andrea, Y Huang, SC Fritz… - Proceedings of the …, 2011 - National Acad Sciences
West Greenland has had multiple episodes of human colonization and cultural transitions
over the past 4,500 y. However, the explanations for these large-scale human migrations are …

Group 2i Isochrysidales produce characteristic alkenones reflecting sea ice distribution

KJ Wang, Y Huang, M Majaneva, ST Belt… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Alkenones are biomarkers produced solely by algae in the order Isochrysidales that have
been used to reconstruct sea surface temperature (SST) since the 1980s. However …

Temperature calibration and phylogenetically distinct distributions for freshwater alkenones: Evidence from northern Alaskan lakes

WM Longo, S Theroux, AE Giblin, Y Zheng… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2016 - Elsevier
Alkenones are a class of unsaturated long-chain ketone biomarkers that have been used to
reconstruct sea surface temperature and, more recently, continental temperature, by way of …

Widespread occurrence of distinct alkenones from Group I haptophytes in freshwater lakes: Implications for paleotemperature and paleoenvironmental reconstructions

WM Longo, Y Huang, Y Yao, J Zhao, AE Giblin… - Earth and Planetary …, 2018 - Elsevier
Alkenones are C 35–C 42 polyunsaturated ketone lipids that are commonly employed to
reconstruct changes in sea surface temperature. However, their use in coastal seas and …

Phylogeny, alkenone profiles and ecology of Isochrysidales subclades in saline lakes: Implications for paleosalinity and paleotemperature reconstructions

Y Yao, J Zhao, RS Vachula, S Liao, G Li… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2022 - Elsevier
Long-chain alkenones (LCAs) produced by phylogenetically classified Groups 1 and 3
Isochrysidales are increasingly used for paleotemperature and/or paleosalinity …

[HTML][HTML] Alkenone distribution in Lake Van sediment over the last 270 ka: influence of temperature and haptophyte species composition

MÈ Randlett, MJL Coolen, M Stockhecke… - Quaternary Science …, 2014 - Elsevier
Fossil long-chain alkenones have been used for several decades to reconstruct past ocean
surface water temperatures and gained recent interest as a paleotemperature proxy for …

Unprecedented separation of long chain alkenones from gas chromatography with a poly (trifluoropropylmethylsiloxane) stationary phase

WM Longo, JT Dillon, R Tarozo, JM Salacup… - Organic …, 2013 - Elsevier
Long chain alkenones (LCAs) have played a central role in reconstructing paleo-sea surface
temperature throughout much of the world oceans. The standard method for LCA separation …

Biomarker proxies for reconstructing Quaternary climate and environmental change

EL McClymont, H Mackay… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
To reconstruct past environmental changes, a range of indirect or proxy approaches can be
applied to Quaternary archives. Here, we review the complementary and novel insights that …