Isotopes in palaeoenvironmental research / edited by Melanie J.Leng

1. Isotopes in Water
ff. George Darling. Adrian. H Bath, John J. Gibson, Kazimierz Rozanski
Introduction
Oxygen and hydrogen stable isotopes in precipitation
From precipitation to terrestrial water
Lake waters and mass balance modelling
Dissolved carbon
From proxy to climate - constraints on interpretation
Summary
References
2. Isotopes in tree rings
Danny McCarroll, Neil J. Loader
Introduction
Tree ring archives
Isotopic fractionation in trees
Sample selection and preparation
Mass spectrometry
Data analysis
Environmental signals
Multi-proxy dendroclimatology
Summary
References
3. Isotopes in bones and teeth
Robert E.M. Hedges, Rhiannon E. Stevens, Paul L. Koch
Introduction
Isotope incorporation into bone
Relationship of bone isotope composition to an animal's diet
Preservation of the isotope signal in bone and tooth
Environmental influences on isotope transport through food chains
Application of isotope techniques to bone and teeth
Summary
References
4. Isotopes in lake sediments
MelanieJ. Leng, Angela L Lamb. Timothy H.E. Heaton, James D. Marshall,
Brent B. Wolfe, Matthew D. Jones, Jonathan A. Holmes, Carol Arrowsmith
Introduction
Oxygen isotope systematics in inorganic materials
Carbon, isotopes in lacustrine organic matter
Nitrogen isotopes in lacustrine organic matter
Oxygen and hydrogen isotopes in lacustrine organic matter
Summary
References
5. Isotopes in speleothems
Frank McDermott, Henry Schwarcz, Peter J. Rowe
Introduction
Oxygen isotopes in speleothems
Carbon isotopes in speleothems
Fluid inclusions in speleothems: methodologies and some recent results
Summary
References
6. Isotopes in marine sediments
Mark A. Maslin, George E. A. Swann
Introduction
Oxygen isotopes in marine sediments
Carbon isotopes in marine sediments
Nitrogen isotopes in marine sediments
Silicon isotopes in marine sediments
Boron isotopes in marine sediments