CPI values of terrestrial higher plant-derived long-chain n-alkanes: a potential paleoclimatic proxy |
| |
| Authors: | Zhiguo Rao Zhaoyu Zhu Suping Wang Guodong Jia Mingrui Qiang and Yi Wu |
| |
| Institution: | (1) Key Laboratory of Marginal Sea Geology, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, China;(2) Key Laboratory of Western China’s Environment Systems (Ministry of Education), College of Resources and Environment, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China |
| |
| Abstract: | Carbon Preference Index (CPI values) of higher plant-derived long-chain n-alkanes extracted from 62 surface soil samples in eastern China exhibited a specific pattern of variations, namely gradual
increase with the increasing latitudes. Such regular variations existed in both forest soil and grassland soil. Our data implied
that CPI values of higher plant-derived long-chain n-alkanes had a certain connection with climatic conditions, and such a connection was not influenced by vegetation types.
Together with previous data from marine sediments, loess/paleosol sequences, tertiary red clay and modern plants, our observation
made us conclude that CPI values of higher plant-derived long-chain n-alkanes may be used as an excellent proxy for paleoclimatic studies. |
| |
| Keywords: | long-chain n-alkanes CPI values paleoclimatic proxy |
| 本文献已被 万方数据 SpringerLink 等数据库收录！ |
|
