Carbon isotopic composition of branched tetraether membrane lipids in soils suggest a rapid turnover and a heterotrophic life style of their source organism(s)
Branched Glycerol Dialkyl Glycerol Tetraethers (GDGTs) are membrane spanning lipids synthesised by as yet unknown bacteria that thrive in soils and peat. In order to obtain more information on their ecological niche, the stable carbon isotopic composition of branched GDGT-derived alkanes, obtained u...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2010-09-01
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| Series: | Biogeosciences |
| Online Access: | http://www.biogeosciences.net/7/2959/2010/bg-7-2959-2010.pdf |