Genomic and meta-genomic insights into the functions, diversity and global distribution of haptophyte algae

M Penot, JB Dacks, B Read, RG Dorrell - Applied Phycology, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Haptophytes are an environmentally important phylum of eukaryotic phytoplankton, forming
the second most abundant algal group after diatoms in recent estimates of ocean …

Insolation and greenhouse gases drove Holocene winter and spring warming in Arctic Alaska

WM Longo, Y Huang, JM Russell, C Morrill… - Quaternary Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Global surface temperature changes and their drivers during the Holocene Epoch remain
controversial. Syntheses of proxy data indicate that global mean annual temperature …

Lipid biomarkers quantify Holocene summer temperature and ice cap sensitivity in Icelandic lakes

DJ Harning, L Curtin, Á Geirsdóttir… - Geophysical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Although recent research has made significant advances in characterizing Iceland's
Holocene environmental history, the region still lacks reliable and continuous records of …

Unexpected cold season warming during the Little Ice Age on the northeastern Tibetan Plateau

Y Yao, L Wang, X Li, H Cheng, Y Cai… - … Earth & Environment, 2023 - nature.com
There is a general agreement that Northern Hemisphere temperatures have cooled over the
past two millennia, culminating in the Little Ice Age. However, this understanding partly …

Alkenone-derived estimates of Cretaceous pCO2

W Si, JB Novak, N Richter, P Polissar, R Ma… - …, 2024 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Alkenones are long-chain ketones produced by phytoplankton of the order Isochrysidales.
They are widely used in reconstructing past sea surface temperatures, benefiting from their …

Pre‐Industrial (1750–1850 CE) Cold Season Warmth in Northeastern China

Y Yao, L Wang, Y Huang, J Liang… - Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Contrary to global warming projections, northern mid‐latitude continents have suffered from
an increased frequency of unusually cold winters during the last few decades. However, a …

Abrupt freshening since the early Little Ice Age in Lake Sayram of arid central Asia inferred from an alkenone isomer proxy

Y Yao, J Lan, J Zhao, RS Vachula, H Xu… - Geophysical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Hydroclimatic variations of arid central Asia (ACA) significantly impact regional ecosystems
and human civilizations. Here we present a lake water salinity record of the last 3,000 years …

C41 methyl and C42 ethyl alkenones are biomarkers for Group II Isochrysidales

S Liao, Y Yao, L Wang, KJ Wang, L Amaral-Zettler… - Organic …, 2020 - Elsevier
Alkenones are polyunsaturated long-chain methyl or ethyl ketones produced by species in
the Isochrysidales, an order of haptophyte algae. Based on phylogenetic data, members of …