Distribution of n-alkanes as indicative of paleovegetation change in Pleistocene red earth in Xuancheng, Anhui

Diqiu Kexue - Zhongguo Dizhi Daxue Xuebao/Earth Science - Journal of China University of Geosciences

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 129-132

  Liang, Bin ^a,b   Xie, Shu Cheng ^a   Gu, Yan Sheng ^a   Guo, Jian Qiu ^a   Ruan, Xiao Yan ^a   Yi, Yi ^a   Huang, Jun Hua ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Molecular fossil; Paleo vegetation; Quaternary; Red earth

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOTOPES; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROORGANISMS; PARAFFINS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOIL SURVEYS; VEGETATION;

MOLECULAR FOSSILS; N-ALKANES; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOVEGETATION CHANGE; PLEISTOCENE; RED EARTH; XUANCHENG OF ANHUI;

GEOLOGY;

EID: 17944373634     PISSN: 10002383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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