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dc.contributor.authorJex, Catherine
dc.contributor.authorPate, Gary
dc.contributor.authorBlyth, Alison
dc.contributor.authorSpencer, Robert
dc.contributor.authorHernes, Peter
dc.contributor.authorKhan, Stuart
dc.contributor.authorBaker, Andy
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T11:29:25Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T11:29:25Z
dc.date.created2014-03-13T20:01:04Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.citationJex, 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.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/12238
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.quascirev.2013.12.028
dc.description.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.

dc.publisherElsevier
dc.subjectMarine archives
dc.subjectQuaternary
dc.subjectPaleovegetation
dc.subjectLignin
dc.subjectOrganic geochemistry
dc.subjectTerrestrial archives
dc.titleLignin biogeochemistry: from modern processes to Quaternary archives
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume87
dcterms.source.startPage46
dcterms.source.endPage59
dcterms.source.issn0277-3791
dcterms.source.titleQuaternary Science Reviews
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