Biomarker and stable carbon isotope analyses of sedimentary organic matter from Lake Tswaing: Evidence for deglacial wetness and early Holocene drought from South Africa

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 143-160

  Kristen, I ^a   Wilkes, H ^a   Vieth, A ^a   Zink, K G ^a,b   Plessen, B ^a   Thorpe, J ^c   Partridge, T C ^d   Oberhansli H ^a  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Alkenones; Compound specific stable carbon isotopes; Cyanobacteria; Methanotrophy; Precipitation; Termination I

Indexed keywords

ALKENONE; BIOMARKER; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CYANOBACTERIUM; DEGLACIATION; DROUGHT; HOLOCENE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; METHANE; ORGANIC MATTER; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); STABLE ISOTOPE; STEROL;

GAUTENG; SOUTH AFRICA; TSWAING CRATER;

CYANOBACTERIA; EMBRYOPHYTA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; TETRA;

EID: 77952670328     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-009-9393-9     Document Type: Article

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