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

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

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

Date

2013

Authors

Kahmen , Ansgar

Hoffmann, Bernd

SchefuB, Enno

Arndt, Stefan K

Cernusak, Lucas

West, Jason B

Sachse, Dirk

Publisher

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