A geochemical study of lacustrine sediments: towards palaeo-climatic reconstructions of high Andean biomes in Colombia

Authors	A. Boom
Supervisors	H. Hooghiemstra J. Sinninge Damste
Award date	29-03-2004
Number of pages	125
Publisher	Amsterdam: Universiteit van Amsterdam-IBED
Organisations	Faculty of Science (FNWI) - Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED)
Document type	PhD thesis
Note	Research conducted at: UvA-IBED en NIOZ
Language	English
Downloads	Thesis Cover Titlepage CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 An introduction to C3, C4 and CAM plants, with relevance to palaeo-ecology; a case study for the northern Andes. CHAPTER 2 High altitude C4 grasslands in the northern Andes: relicts from glacial conditions? CHAPTER 3 CO2- and temperature-controlled altitudinal shifts of C4- and C3-dominated grasslands allow reconstruction of palaeoatmospheric pCO2 CHAPTER 4 Extremely enriched ?13C values for Botryococcus biomarkers and algaenans in Quaternary sediments from a high-altitude Andean lake. CHAPTER 5 p-Coumaric acid-based sporopollenin of Isoëtes killipii megaspores. CHAPTER 6 Cutan, a common aliphatic biopolymer in cuticles of drought-adapted plants. Synthesis Summary Resumen Samenvatting Dankwoord Cover
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