Chemical biomarkers in aquatic ecosystems /

This textbook provides a unique and thorough look at the application of chemical biomarkers to aquatic ecosystems. Defining a chemical biomarker as a compound that can be linked to particular sources of organic matter identified in the sediment record, the book indicates that the application of thes...

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主要作者: Bianchi, Thomas S.
其他作者: Canuel, Elizabeth A., 1959-
格式: Licensed eBooks
语言:英语
出版: Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2011.
在线阅读:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt7sn38
书本目录:
  • Metabolic synthesis
  • Chemical biomarker applications to ecology and paleoecology
  • Stable isotopes and radiocarbon
  • Analytical chemical methods and instrumentation
  • Carbohydrates : neutral and minor sugars
  • Proteins : amino acids and amines
  • Nucleic acids and molecular tools
  • Lipids : fatty acids
  • Isoprenoid lipids : steroids, hopanoids, and triterpenoids
  • Lipids : hydrocarbons
  • Lipids : alkenones, polar lipids, and ether lipids
  • Photosynthetic pigments : chlorophylls, carotenoids, and phycobilins
  • Lignins, cutins, and suberins
  • Anthropogenic markers
  • Appendix I. Atomic weight of elements
  • Appendix II. Useful SI units and conversion factors
  • Appendix III. Physical and chemical constants.