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    Organic proxies in speleothems – New developments, advantages and limitations

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    Blyth, Alison
    Hartland, A.
    Baker, A.
    Date
    2016
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Blyth, A. and Hartland, A. and Baker, A. 2016. Organic proxies in speleothems – New developments, advantages and limitations. Quaternary Science Reviews. 149: pp. 1-17.
    Source Title
    Quaternary Science Reviews
    DOI
    10.1016/j.quascirev.2016.07.001
    ISSN
    0277-3791
    School
    Department of Applied Geology
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/13333
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    © 2016 Elsevier LtdResearch into organic matter in speleothems has progressed recently to encompass new analytical approaches and applications, which offer increased potential in areas such as palaeo-temperature reconstruction and high-resolution palaeo-environmental records from the Quaternary. Here we review three major areas of relevance for future work in the field – the origin, transport and transformation of the organic matter which is ultimately preserved in speleothems; the types of proxies currently available for use or in development, and their advantages and issues; and the recently developed prospect of high-resolution organic matter records derived from the analysis of organic/trace elements complexes. The continuing extension of work in these research areas offers excellent potential for organic speleothem proxies to grow as a valuable tool in palaeoenvironmental research.

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