Chemical biomarkers in aquatic ecosystems
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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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press
c2011.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
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| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b31230593*spi |
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- Cover; Title; Copyright; 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.
