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Leaf water deuterium enrichment shapes leaf wax n-alkane δD values of angiosperm plants II: Observational evidence and global implications

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2013

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Kahmen , Ansgar
Hoffmann, Bernd
SchefuB, Enno
Arndt, Stefan K
Cernusak, Lucas
West, Jason B
Sachse, Dirk

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Pergamon-Elsevier Ltd

Abstract

Leaf wax n-alkanes are long-chain hydrocarbons that can persist in sedimentary records over geological timescales. Since their hydrogen isotopic composition (expressed as a δD value) can be correlated to the δD values of precipitation, leaf wax n-alkane

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Keywords: alkane; angiosperm; arid environment; deuterium; ecohydrology; enrichment; leaf; precipitation (climatology); Australia; Magnoliophyta

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/72566

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ANU Research Publications

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Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

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Journal article

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10.1016/j.gca.2012.09.004

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2037-12-31

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