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篇目详细内容 |
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【篇名】 |
Long chain n-alkanes and their carbon isotopes in lichen species from western Hubei Province: implication for geological records |
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【刊名】 |
Frontiers of Earth Science |
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【刊名缩写】 |
Front. Earth Sci |
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【ISSN】 |
2095-0195 |
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【EISSN】 |
2095-0209 |
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【DOI】 |
10.1007/s11707-012-0300-8 |
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【出版社】 |
Higher Education Press and Springer-Verlag Berlin
Heidelberg |
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【出版年】 |
2012 |
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【卷期】 |
6
卷1期 |
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【页码】 |
95-100
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6
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【作者】 |
Xianyu HUANG;
Jiantao XUE;
Shouyu GUO;
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【关键词】 |
lichen; alkane; 3-methylalkanes; n-C23 alkane; compound specific carbon isotope |
【摘要】 |
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Five coticolous lichen samples were collected from western Hubei Province of China to analyze the long chain n-alkanes and their carbon isotope compositions. The n-alkanes range in carbon number from C17 to C33 with strong odd-over-even predominance between C21 and C33. Lichens are dominated by n-C29 in the samples of Dajiuhu, Shennongjia Mountain, but by both n-C23 and n-C29 at Qizimei Mountain. This difference may result from the different environmental conditions in these two sites. The δ13C values of long chain n-alkanes in lichen samples show the signature of C3 plants. Based on compound-specific carbon isotopic values and previous results, we state that alkane homologs>C23 mainly originate from the symbiotic fungi, while symbiotic algae only contribute trace amount of long chain alkanes. Of great interesting is the occurrence of long chain 3-methylalkanes in the Qizimei samples. These anteiso compounds range from C24 to C32, displaying obvious even-over-odd predominance. This study reveals that the association of long chain 3-methylalkanes with n-C23 alkane might be used as proxies to reconstruct the paleoecological implications of lichens in Earth history. |
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