Long chain n-alkanes and their carbon isotopes in lichen species from western Hubei Province: Implication for geological records

Frontiers of Earth Science

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 95-100

  Huang, Xianyu ^a   Xue, Jiantao ^a   Guo, Shouyu ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

3 methylalkanes; alkane; compound specific carbon isotope; lichen; n C 23 alkane

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858442758     PISSN: 16737385     EISSN: 16737490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11707-012-0300-8     Document Type: Article

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