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    Lignin biogeochemistry: from modern processes to Quaternary archives

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    Authors
    Jex, Catherine
    Pate, Gary
    Blyth, Alison
    Spencer, Robert
    Hernes, Peter
    Khan, Stuart
    Baker, Andy
    Date
    2014
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Jex, Catherine and Pate, Gary and Blyth, Alison and Spencer, Robert and Hernes, Peter and Khan, Stuart and Baker, Andy. 2014. Lignin biogeochemistry: from modern processes to Quaternary archives. Quaternary Science Reviews. 87: pp. 46-59.
    Source Title
    Quaternary Science Reviews
    DOI
    10.1016/j.quascirev.2013.12.028
    ISSN
    0277-3791
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/12238
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Lignin has been analysed as a proxy for vegetation change in the Quaternary science literature since the early 1990s in archives such as peat, lakes, and intertidal and marine sediment cores. Historically, it has been regarded as comparatively resistant to various types of degradation in comparison to other plant components. However, studies of modern biogeochemical processes affecting organic carbon have demonstrated significant degradation and alteration of lignin as it is transported through the terrestrial biosphere, including phase changes from particulate to dissolved organic matter, mineral binding and decay due to biotic and abiotic processes. The literature of such topics is vast, however it is not particularly useful to Quaternary research without a comprehensive review to link our understanding of modern processes involving lignin to Quaternary environments. This review will outline the current stateof the art in lignin phenol research that is relevant to the Quaternary scientist, and highlight the potential future applications for this important biomarker for vegetation change and terrestrial organic carbon cycling.

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