Stable hydrogen isotope ratios of lignin methoxyl groups as a paleoclimate proxy and constraint of the geographical origin of wood

New Phytologist

Volumn 176, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 600-609

  Keppler, Frank ^a   Harper, David B ^b   Kalin, Robert M ^c   Meier Augenstein, Wolfram ^c   Farmer, Nicola ^c   Davis, Simon ^d   Schmidt, Hanns Ludwig ^e   Brown, David M ^c   Hamilton, John T G ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^d MassSpecSolutions   (United Kingdom)

^e TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Authenticity; Deuterium; Geographical origin; Lignified material; Nonexchangeable hydrogen; Paleoclimate proxy; Stable hydrogen isotopes; Wood

Indexed keywords

DEUTERIUM; LIGNIN; RAIN;

HYDROGEN ISOTOPE; LIGNIN; METEORIC WATER; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PALEOCLIMATE; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; TROPICAL REGION;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLIMATE; GEOGRAPHY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IRELAND; OAK; SEASON; WOOD;

CLIMATE; DEUTERIUM; GEOGRAPHY; IRELAND; LIGNIN; QUERCUS; RAIN; SEASONS; WOOD;

ASIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; MIDDLE EAST; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA; YEMEN;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 35448967445     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2007.02213.x     Document Type: Article

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