Can ancient insect exoskeleton δ13C values be used to infer past vegetation types?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2020.109857
Abstract: Abstract Insects encode proxy environmental information about regional vegetation structure in the stable carbon isotope (δ13C) composition of their tissues. However, uncertainty lies in the exact relationship between “community” insect δ13C values and the overall… read more here.
Keywords: insects; ancient insect; vegetation; structure ... See more keywords