Opportunities and limitations related to the application of plant-derived lipid molecular proxies in soil science

The application of lipids in soils as molecular proxies, also often referred to as biomarkers, has dramatically increased in the last decades. Applications range from inferring changes in past vegetation composition, climate, and/or human presence to unraveling the input and turnover of soil org...

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Main Authors: B. Jansen, G. L. B. Wiesenberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2017-11-01
Series:SOIL
Online Access:https://www.soil-journal.net/3/211/2017/soil-3-211-2017.pdf