Chemical Biomarkers in Aquatic Ecosystems / / Elizabeth A. Canuel, Thomas S. Bianchi.
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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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2011] ©2011 |
| Year of Publication: | 2011 |
| Edition: | Course Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (392 p.) :; 78 halftones. 117 line illus. 26 tables. |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Metabolic Synthesis
- 2. Chemical Biomarker Applications to Ecology and Paleoecology
- 3. Stable Isotopes and Radiocarbon
- 4. Analytical Chemical Methods and Instrumentation
- 5. Carbohydrates: Neutral and Minor Sugars
- 6. Proteins: Amino Acids and Amines
- 7. Nucleic Acids and Molecular Tools
- 8. Lipids: Fatty Acids
- 9. Isoprenoid Lipids: Steroids, Hopanoids, and Triterpenoids
- 10. Lipids: Hydrocarbons
- 11. Lipids: Alkenones, Polar Lipids, and Ether Lipids
- 12. Photosynthetic Pigments: Chlorophylls, Carotenoids, and Phycobilins
- 13. Lignins, Cutins, and Suberins
- 14. Anthropogenic Markers
- Appendix I. Atomic Weights of Elements
- Appendix II. Useful SI Units and Conversion Factors
- Appendix III. Physical and Chemical Constants
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index