Terrestrial plant biomarkers and their carbon isotopes provide insights into carbon cycling,
paleovegetation and paleoclimate, ranging in scale from local to global. Over the past …

Molecular fossils (biomarkers) are abundant in organic rich natural archives such as peats
and lignites (fossilized peat), where their distribution is governed by their biological source …

Long chain (C 21 to C 37) n-alkanes are among the most long-lived and widely utilized
terrestrial plant biomarkers. Dozens of studies have examined the range and variation of n …

Atmospheric methane concentrations decreased during the early to middle Holocene;
however, the governing mechanisms remain controversial. Although it has been suggested …

Peat, especially from acidic mires (bogs), is a natural archive of past environmental change.
Reconstructions of past climate from bogs commenced in the 19th Century through …

The peat sequence at Hani in northeastern China accumulated over the past 16calkyr in a
percolation mire in which rain water and ground water seeped through the peat system. The …

Liptinite-rich coals were evaluated using organic petrography, biomarkers, and stable
isotopes to investigate their origin and paleoenvironmental significance, particularly, to …

To reconstruct past environmental changes, a range of indirect or proxy approaches can be
applied to Quaternary archives. Here, we review the complementary and novel insights that …

Coupled analyses of n-alkane biomarkers and plant macrofossils from a peat plateau
deposit in the northeast European Russian Arctic were carried out to assess the effects of …

Waxy compounds form the boundary layer of the living leaf and contribute biomarkers to
soils, and lake and marine sediments. Cataloging the variation in leaf wax traits between …