Chemical biomarkers in aquatic ecosystems / Thomas S. Bianchi and Elizabeth A. Canuel.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-384) and index.

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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 these biomarkers for an understanding of aquatic ecosystems consists of a biogeochemical approach that has been quite successful but underused. This book offers a wide-ranging guide to the broad diversity of these chemical biomarkers, is the first to be structured around the compounds themselves, and examines them in a connected and comprehensive way.

Metabolic synthesis -- Chemical biomarker applications to ecology and paleoecology -- Stable isotopes and radiocarbon -- Analytical chemical methods and instrumentation -- Carbohydrates : neutral and minor sugars -- Proteins : amino acids and amines -- Nucleic acids and molecular tools -- Lipids : fatty acids -- Isoprenoid lipids : steroids, hopanoids, and triterpenoids -- Lipids : hydrocarbons -- Lipids : alkenones, polar lipids, and ether lipids -- Photosynthetic pigments : chlorophylls, carotenoids, and phycobilins -- Lignins, cutins, and suberins -- Anthropogenic markers -- Appendix I. Atomic weight of elements -- Appendix II. Useful SI units and conversion factors -- Appendix III. Physical and chemical constants.

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