The factors affecting the amounts and types of organic matter in lacustrine sediments are
summarized in this review, and synthesis, of published studies. Biota living in the lake and in …

The largest Fe isotope fractionations occur during redox changes, as well as differences in
bonding, but these are expressed only in natural environments in which significant …

Biomarkers are compounds found in crude oil with structures inherited from once-living
organisms. They persist in oil spills, refinery products and archaeological artifacts, and can …

An Introduction to Organic Geochemistry explores the fate of organic matter of all types,
biogenic and man-made, in the Earth System. investigates the variety of pathways and …

Organic matter constitutes a minor fraction of marine and freshwater sediments, yet its
important contribution to the sedimentary record can be used to reconstruct marine and …

This text, written by a leading researcher in the field, describes the origin and formation of
lakes in order to give context to the question of how lacustrine deposits form. It explains the …

A new consensus on the processes responsible for organic carbon burial in ancient epeiric
seas has emerged. More firmly grounded in the uniformitarian framework of modern …

The carbon isotopic composition of any naturally synthesized organic compound depends
on (1) the carbon source utilized,(2) isotope effects associated with assimilation of carbon by …

The second edition of The Biomarker Guide is a fully updated and expanded version of this
essential reference. Now in two volumes, it provides a comprehensive account of the role …

Patterns of isotopic fractionation in biogeochemical processes are reviewed and it is
suggested that isotopic fractionations will be small when substrates are large. If so, isotopic …