Mountains, erosion and the carbon cycle
Mountain building results in high erosion rates and the interaction of rocks with the
atmosphere, water and life. Carbon transfers that result from increased erosion could control …
atmosphere, water and life. Carbon transfers that result from increased erosion could control …
Extracting the most from terrestrial plant-derived n-alkyl lipids and their carbon isotopes from the sedimentary record: A review
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 …
paleovegetation and paleoclimate, ranging in scale from local to global. Over the past …
The acid and alkalinity budgets of weathering in the Andes–Amazon system: Insights into the erosional control of global biogeochemical cycles
The correlation between chemical weathering fluxes and denudation rates suggests that
tectonic activity can force variations in atmospheric pCO 2 by modulating weathering fluxes …
tectonic activity can force variations in atmospheric pCO 2 by modulating weathering fluxes …
Times associated with source-to-sink propagation of environmental signals during landscape transience
Sediment archives in the terrestrial and marine realm are regularly analyzed to infer
changes in climate, tectonic, or anthropogenic boundary conditions of the past. However …
changes in climate, tectonic, or anthropogenic boundary conditions of the past. However …
Plant leaf wax biomarkers capture gradients in hydrogen isotopes of precipitation from the Andes and Amazon
Plant leaf waxes have been found to record the hydrogen isotopic composition of
precipitation and are thus used to reconstruct past climate. To assess how faithfully they …
precipitation and are thus used to reconstruct past climate. To assess how faithfully they …
Geomorphic regime modulates hydrologic control of chemical weathering in the Andes–Amazon
The interplay between the hydrologic processes that supply, store, and route water in
catchment systems and the chemical weathering reactions that add and remove solutes acts …
catchment systems and the chemical weathering reactions that add and remove solutes acts …
Response of the Amazon rainforest to late Pleistocene climate variability
Variations in Amazonian hydrology and forest cover have major consequences for the
global carbon and hydrological cycles as well as for biodiversity. Yet, the climate and …
global carbon and hydrological cycles as well as for biodiversity. Yet, the climate and …
Changes in dominant moisture sources and the consequences for hydroclimate on the northeastern Tibetan Plateau during the past 32 kyr
Lake Qinghai, located on the northeastern Tibetan Plateau north of the modern maximum
summer monsoon extent, is well situated to record northward advances of the summer …
summer monsoon extent, is well situated to record northward advances of the summer …
Production of leaf wax n-alkanes across a tropical forest elevation transect
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 …
soils, and lake and marine sediments. Cataloging the variation in leaf wax traits between …
Dual isotope evidence for sedimentary integration of plant wax biomarkers across an Andes-Amazon elevation transect
Tropical montane regions tend to have high rates of precipitation, biological production,
erosion, and sediment export, which together move material off the landscape and toward …
erosion, and sediment export, which together move material off the landscape and toward …