Diet tracing in ecology: Method comparison and selection

JM Nielsen, EL Clare, B Hayden… - Methods in Ecology …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Determining diet is a key prerequisite for understanding species interactions, food web
structure and ecological dynamics. In recent years, there has been considerable …

The search for chiral asymmetry as a potential biosignature in our solar system

DP Glavin, AS Burton, JE Elsila, JC Aponte… - Chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The search for evidence of extraterrestrial life in our Solar System is currently guided by our
understanding of terrestrial biology and its associated biosignatures. The observed …

Advances in the application of amino acid nitrogen isotopic analysis in ecological and biogeochemical studies

N Ohkouchi, Y Chikaraishi, HG Close, B Fry… - Organic …, 2017 - Elsevier
Compound-specific isotopic analysis of amino acids (CSIA-AA) has emerged in the last
decade as a powerful approach for tracing the origins and fate of nitrogen in ecological and …

[图书][B] Stable isotope geochemistry

J Hoefs, J Hoefs - 2009 - Springer
The nine editions of Stable Isotope Geochemistry have appeared over a time span of nearly
50 years. The first edition (1973) appeared as a slim book of 135 pages. Due to the rapid …

Organic geochemical proxies of paleoceanographic, paleolimnologic, and paleoclimatic processes

PA Meyers - Organic geochemistry, 1997 - Elsevier
Organic matter constitutes a minor fraction of marine and freshwater sediments, yet its
important contribution to the sedimentary record can be used to reconstruct marine and …

Applications of organic geochemistry to paleolimnological reconstructions: a summary of examples from the Laurentian Great Lakes

PA Meyers - Organic geochemistry, 2003 - Elsevier
The organic matter content of lake sediments contains information that helps to reconstruct
past environmental conditions, evaluate histories of climate change, and assess impacts of …

Tracing anthropogenic inputs of nitrogen to ecosystems

C Kendall, EM Elliott, SD Wankel - Stable isotopes in ecology …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Nitrate (NO3−) concentrations in public water supplies have risen above acceptable levels
in many areas of the world, largely as a result of overuse of fertilizers and contamination by …

Nitrogen isotopes link mycorrhizal fungi and plants to nitrogen dynamics

EA Hobbie, P Högberg - New phytologist, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
In this review, we synthesize field and culture studies of the 15N/14N (expressed as δ15 N)
of autotrophic plants, mycoheterotrophic plants, parasitic plants, soil, and mycorrhizal fungi …

Lacustrine sedimentary organic matter records of Late Quaternary paleoclimates

PA Meyers, E Lallier-Vergès - Journal of Paleolimnology, 1999 - Springer
Identification of the sources of organic matter in sedimentary records provides important
paleolimnologic information. As the types and abundances of plant life in and around lakes …

Sediment organic matter

PA Meyers, JL Teranes - … change using lake sediments: physical and …, 2001 - Springer
9. SEDIMENT ORGANIC MATTER Department of Geological Sciences The University of
Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1063 USA Geosciences Page 1 9. SEDIMENT ORGANIC …