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J Quat Sci. 2016 May;31(4):300-309. doi: 10.1002/jqs.2837. Epub 2016 Jun 17.

Interpretation and application of carbon isotope ratios in freshwater diatom silica.

Journal of quaternary science

Megan Webb, Philip A Barker, Peter M Wynn, Oliver Heiri, Maarten van Hardenbroek, Frances Pick, James M Russell, Andy W Stott, Melanie J Leng

Affiliations

  1. Lancaster Environment Centre University of Lancaster Lancaster UK.
  2. Institute of Plant Sciences and Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research University of Bern Bern Switzerland.
  3. Institute of Plant Sciences and Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research University of Bern Bern Switzerland; Geography and Environment University of Southampton Southampton UK.
  4. Lancaster Environment Centre University of Lancaster Lancaster UK; STREAM Industrial Doctorate Centre University of Sheffield Sheffield UK.
  5. Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences Brown University Providence RI USA.
  6. Stable Isotope Facility NERC Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Lancaster Environment Centre Lancaster UK.
  7. NERC Isotope Geosciences Facilities British Geological Survey Nottingham UK; Centre for Environmental Geochemistry School of Geography University of Nottingham Nottingham UK.

PMID: 27656013 PMCID: PMC5014241 DOI: 10.1002/jqs.2837

Abstract

Carbon incorporated into diatom frustule walls is protected from degradation enabling analysis for carbon isotope composition (δ

Keywords: Lake Tanganyika; carbon cycling; diatom frustule carbon; palaeoclimate; stable carbon isotopes

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