Characterization and chemo-taxonomic evaluation of plant leaf waxes (long chain n-alkanoic acids, n-alkanes and n-alkanols) as a vegetation biomarker from species of the South American temperate forest (STF)

Plant leaf waxes are used as vegetation biomarkers in several archives (i.e. soils, lake and marine sediments), study of these compounds in modern plants is needed to makes their application and interpretation more robust. However, in the South American Temperate Forest (STF), few species have been...

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Main Authors: Carol Cerda-Peña, Sergio Contreras
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-03-01
Series:Ecological Indicators
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X22001467