Relationship between the stable carbon isotopic composition of modern plants and surface soils and climate: A global review

Z Rao, W Guo, J Cao, F Shi, H Jiang, C Li - Earth-Science Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Analysis of the stable carbon isotopes (δ 13 C) in organic material in various
geological archives has been widely used for paleoclimatic reconstruction. Consequently, it …

Rapid and cyclic aeolian deposition during the Last Glacial in European loess: a high-resolution record from Nussloch, Germany

P Antoine, DD Rousseau, O Moine, S Kunesch… - Quaternary Science …, 2009 - Elsevier
This paper reports the results of an investigation of the Weichselian Upper Pleniglacial loess
sequences of Nussloch (Rhine Valley, Germany) based on stratigraphy, palaeopedology …

Carbon isotope compositions of terrestrial C3 plants as indicators of (paleo) ecology and (paleo) climate

MJ Kohn - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2010 - pnas.org
A broad compilation of modern carbon isotope compositions in all C3 plant types shows a
monotonic increase in δ 13C with decreasing mean annual precipitation (MAP) that differs …

Holocene monsoon climate documented by oxygen and carbon isotopes from lake sediments and peat bogs in China: a review and synthesis

J Zhang, F Chen, JA Holmes, H Li, X Guo… - Quaternary Science …, 2011 - Elsevier
There has been much recent debate about Holocene climate variation in the monsoon
region of China, especially the temporal pattern of variations in precipitation, the time …

Late Pleistocene–Holocene vegetation and Indian summer monsoon record from the Lahaul, northwest Himalaya, India

S Rawat, AK Gupta, SJ Sangode, P Srivastava… - Quaternary Science …, 2015 - Elsevier
The high resolution Holocene paleomonsoon records from Northwest (NW) Himalaya are
limited. The carbon isotope (δ 13 C), Total organic carbon (TOC) and pollen analysis were …

High-resolution record of the environmental response to climatic variations during the Last Interglacial–Glacial cycle in Central Europe: the loess-palaeosol sequence …

P Antoine, DD Rousseau, JP Degeai, O Moine… - Quaternary Science …, 2013 - Elsevier
High-resolution multidisciplinary investigation of key European loess-palaeosols profiles
have demonstrated that loess sequences result from rapid and cyclic aeolian sedimentation …

δ13C variation of C3 and C4 plants across an Asian monsoon rainfall gradient in arid northwestern China

L Weiguo, F **ahong, N Youfeng, Z Qingle… - Global Change …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
We have investigated carbon isotopic compositions of four plant genus/species,
Bothriochloa ischaemum (C4), Stipa bungeana (C3), Lespedeza sp.(C3) and Heteropappus …

Paleovegetation reconstruction using δ13C of Soil Organic Matter

G Wang, X Feng, J Han, L Zhou, W Tan, F Su - Biogeosciences, 2008 - bg.copernicus.org
The relative contributions of C 3 and C 4 plants to vegetation at a given locality may be
estimated by means of δ 13 C of soil organic matter. This approach holds a great potential …

Bone as a stable isotope archive for local climatic information

REM Hedges, RE Stevens, MP Richards - Quaternary Science Reviews, 2004 - Elsevier
This brief review outlines the contribution that the study of stable isotope composition in
bone can make to palaeoclimatic investigation, with the focus almost entirely restricted to the …

Carbon and nitrogen stable isotope analysis of northwest European horse bone and tooth collagen, 40,000 BP–present: Palaeoclimatic interpretations

RE Stevens, REM Hedges - Quaternary Science Reviews, 2004 - Elsevier
Carbon and nitrogen stable isotope ratios of bone and tooth dentine collagen from 142
horses were analysed to consider the potential of isotopic analysis of faunal remains as a …