Hydrogen-isotopic abundances of lipid biomarkers are emerging as important proxies in the
study of ancient environments and ecosystems. A decade ago, pioneering studies made use …

Molecular organic geochemical proxies are increasingly being utilized to reconstruct past
environmental conditions as new tools continue to be discovered and developed. To date …

The compound-specific hydrogen isotope composition (δD) of sedimentary n-alkanes is
increasingly used as a palaeoclimate proxy. To explore the origin of the hydrogen isotope …

Multi-proxy studies are becoming increasingly common in palaeolimnology. Eight basic
requirements and challenges for a multi-proxy study are outlined in this essay–definition of …

The theoretical basis for application of stable isotope mass balance of lakes is described for
a range of climatic situations including low latitude, high latitude, high altitude, continental …

The extent to which leaf water D-enrichment (transpiration) and soil water D-enrichment
(evaporation) affect the D/H ratio of plant leaf waxes remains a contentious issue, with …

We measured hydrogen isotope compositions (δD) of high-molecular-weight n-alkanes
(C27–C33) from grasses grown in greenhouses and collected from the US Great Plains. In …

D/H ratios of leaf waxes (δDwax) derived from terrestrial plants and preserved in lake
sediments can provide important information on past continental hydrology. Ideally, δDwax …

Using a set of surface sediment samples and corresponding macrophytes from the Tibetan
Plateau, we show that aquatic macrophytes strongly influence the carbon isotope values of …

Abstract The African Humid Period of the early to mid-Holocene (12,000–5000 years ago)
had dramatic ecological and societal consequences, including the expansion of vegetation …