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论文题目: Long chain n-alkanes and their carbon isotopes in lichen species from western Hubei Province: implication for geological records
作者: Huang, XY; Xue, JT; Guo, SY
联系作者: Huang, XY
刊物名称: FRONTIERS OF EARTH SCIENCE
期: 1
卷: 6
页: 95-100
年份: 2012
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摘要: Five coticolous lichen samples were collected from western Hubei Province of China to analyze the long chain n-alkanes and their carbon isotope compositions. The n-alkanes range in carbon number from C-17 to C-33 with strong odd-over-even predominance between C-21 and C-33. Lichens are dominated by n-C-29 in the samples of Dajiuhu, Shennongjia Mountain, but by both n-C-23 and nC(29) at Qizimei Mountain. This difference may result from the different environmental conditions in these two sites. The delta C-13 values of long chain n-alkanes in lichen samples show the signature of C3 plants. Based on compound-specific carbon isotopic values and previous results, we state that alkane homologs>C-23 mainly originate from the symbiotic fungi, while symbiotic algae only contribute trace amount of long chain alkanes. Of great interesting is the occurrence of long chain 3-methylalkanes in the Qizimei samples. These anteiso compounds range from C-24 to C-32, displaying obvious even-over-odd predominance. This study reveals that the association of long chain 3-methylalkanes with n-C-23 alkane might be used as proxies to reconstruct the paleoecological implications of lichens in Earth history.