Reconstructing C3 and C4 vegetation cover using n-alkane carbon isotope ratios in recent lake sediments from Cameroon, Western Central Africa

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 142, Issue , 2014, Pages 482-500

  Garcin, Yannick ^a   Schefuß, Enno ^b   Schwab, Valérie F ^c   Garreta, Vincent ^d   Gleixner, Gerd ^c   Vincens, Annie ^e   Todou, Gilbert ^f   Séné, Olivier ^g   Onana, Jean Michel ^g   Achoundong, Gaston ^g   Sachse, Dirk ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOGEOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^d CEMAGREF   (France)

^e AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MAROUA   (Cameroon)

^g INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FOR DEVELOPMENT IRAD   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKANE; C3 PLANT; C4 PLANT; CARBON FIXATION; CARBON ISOTOPE RATIO; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; VEGETATION COVER;

CAMEROON;

EID: 84908053246     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2014.07.004     Document Type: Article

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