Terrestrial vegetation change inferred from n-alkane delta 13C analysis in the marine environment

Details Terrestrial vegetation change inferred from n-alkane delta 13C analysis in the marine environment Terrestrial vegetation change inferred from n-alkane delta 13C analysis in the marine environment

Jul 1995

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1995gecoa..59.2853b&link_type=abstract

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, vol. 59, Issue 13, pp.2853-2857

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We report gas chromatography-isotope ratio monitoring-mass spectrometry (GC-IRM-MS) measurements of the 13 C values of individual biomarker compounds ( n -alkanes) extracted from a 3 m marine sediment core taken near the mouth of the Johnstone River, North Queensland, Australia. The technique allows a purely terrestrial isotope signal to be discerned despite mixing of terrestrial and marine-derived carbon. The results indicate that there has been a 2% increase in the 13 C values of terrestrially derived n -alkanes (C 29 -C 33 ) since clearing of the forested Johnstone River drainage basin for sugarcane and pasture began in the late 19th century. A much slower ~1% increase in 13 C values after 6,000 years BP and prior to European settlement may be related to a decrease in rainfall in the basin, or to an increase in the abundance of C 4 plants as a result of increased aboriginal burning. The results from the sediment core are consistent with data obtained for modern river sediments from forested and cleared subcatchments within the basin, and demonstrate that the 13 C values of terrestrially derived n -alkanes in the marine environment can be used to assess basin-wide vegetation changes in adjacent river catchments on geological timescales.

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