Climate and vegetation variations since the LGM recorded by biomarkers from a sediment core in the northern South China Sea

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 948-955

  Zhou, Bin ^a,b,c   Zheng, Hongbo ^a   Yang, Wenguang ^d   Taylor, David ^e   Lu, Yuehan ^f   Wei, Ganjian ^b   Li, Li ^c   Wang, Hui ^c  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^c Tongji University   (China)

^d CHENGDU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^e TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

C3 and C4 plants; Compound specific carbon isotopic composition; Lipid biomarkers; n alkanes; Rapid changes

Indexed keywords

ALKANE; BIOMARKER; CARBON ISOTOPE; HOLOCENE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC RATIO; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; MARINE SEDIMENT; MONSOON; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; PALEOCLIMATE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEDIMENT CORE; STABLE ISOTOPE; VEGETATION HISTORY;

PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

ARTEMISIA; EMBRYOPHYTA; POACEAE;

EID: 84870897328     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: 10991417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.2588     Document Type: Article

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