Leaf wax <i>n</i>-alkanes in modern plants and topsoils from eastern Georgia (Caucasus) – implications for reconstructing regional paleovegetation
<p>Long-chain <i>n</i>-alkanes originate from leaf waxes of higher terrestrial plants, they are relatively resistant against physical and chemical degradation and are preserved in sediment archives for at least millennial timescales. Since their homologue patterns discriminate b...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2018-06-01
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| Series: | Biogeosciences |
| Online Access: | https://www.biogeosciences.net/15/3927/2018/bg-15-3927-2018.pdf |