n-Alkane distributions in ombrotrophic mires as indicators of vegetation change related to climatic variation

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 231-235

  Nott, Chris J ^a   Xie, Shucheng ^a   Avsejs, Luke A ^a   Maddy, Darrel ^b   Chambers, Frank M ^c   Evershed, Richard P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate; Holocene; n Alkanes; Peat; Sphagnum

Indexed keywords

SPHAGNUM;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; CLIMATE CHANGE; LIPIDS; PARAFFINS; PEAT; VEGETATION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ALKANE; CLIMATE CHANGE; HOLOCENE; MIRE; OMBROTROPHIC BOG; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; PEAT; VEGETATION HISTORY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034062439     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(99)00153-9     Document Type: Article

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