High-resolution isotopic record of C4 photosynthesis in a Miocene grassland

2012/04/04 by Jennifer M. Cotton, Nathan D. Sheldon, Caroline A. E. Strömberg +1 · 42 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Chemistry · Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Authigenic #Biology #Carbonate #Chemistry #Diagenesis #Ecology #Geology #Geology and Paleoclimatology Research #Late Miocene #Loess #Organic matter #Paleontology #Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils #Paleosol #Pedogenesis #Phytolith #Plant Diversity and Evolution #Soil science #Soil water #Stable isotope ratio #Structural basin #Vegetation (pathology) #δ13C

paper · doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2012.03.035

published in Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology 337-338, 88-98 (Elsevier BV)

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Citations

• Expansion of C4 grasses in the Late Miocene of Northern Pakistan: evidence from stable isotopes in paleosols
• Carbon isotope fractionation during decomposition of organic matter in soils and paleosols: Implications for paleoecological interpretations of paleosols
• Carbon Isotopes in Photosynthesis
• Geochemical Climofunctions from North American Soils and Application to Paleosols across the Eocene‐Oligocene Boundary in Oregon
• Chemistry of Modern Soils as a Guide to Interpreting Precambrian Paleosols
• Carbon and oxygen isotopic variability in Neogene paleosol carbonates: constraints on the evolution of the C4-grasslands of the Great Plains, USA
• The spread of grass-dominated habitats in Turkey and surrounding areas during the Cenozoic: Phytolith evidence

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