Leaf wax <i>n</i>-alkanes in modern plants and topsoils from eastern Georgia (Caucasus) – implications for reconstructing  regional paleovegetation

Bliedtner, Marcel; Schäfer, Imke K.; Zech, Roland; von Suchodoletz, Hans

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-3927-2018

Articles | Volume 15, issue 12

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-3927-2018

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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-3927-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 15, issue 12

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29 Jun 2018

Research article |

| 29 Jun 2018

Leaf wax n-alkanes in modern plants and topsoils from eastern Georgia (Caucasus) – implications for reconstructing regional paleovegetation

Marcel Bliedtner, Imke K. Schäfer, Roland Zech, and Hans von Suchodoletz

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SC1: 'C31 n-alkane dominates in soil of a deciduous forest', Jens Holtvoeth, 25 Jul 2017
- AC1: 'C31 n-alkane dominates in soil of a deciduous forest', Marcel Bliedtner, 24 Feb 2018
RC1: 'Comments on "Leaf wax n-alkanes in modern plants and topsoils from eastern Georgia (Caucasus) – implications for reconstructing regional paleovegetation"', Anonymous Referee #1, 25 Sep 2017
- AC2: 'Leaf wax n-alkanes in modern plants and topsoils from eastern Georgia (Caucasus)', Marcel Bliedtner, 24 Feb 2018
RC2: 'biogeochemistry', Anonymous Referee #2, 04 Feb 2018
- AC3: 'Leaf wax n-alkanes in modern plants and topsoils from eastern Georgia (Caucasus)', Marcel Bliedtner, 24 Feb 2018

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (05 Mar 2018) by Xinming Wang

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ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (24 Apr 2018) by Xinming Wang

RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (07 May 2018)

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ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (06 Jun 2018) by Xinming Wang

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In this study, we systematically analyze leaf wax derived n-alkane patterns in eastern Georgia to test their potential for paleoenvironmental reconstructions in the semi-humid to semi-arid central southern Caucasus region. We investigated the influence of vegetation types on the leaf wax signal in modern plants and topsoil material. Our results show distinct and systematic differences in the n-alkane patterns between vegetation types and prove their potential for vegetation reconstructions.