Research article · 2016
Sedimentary lipid biomarkers in the magnesium rich and highly alkaline Lake Salda (south-western Anatolia)
Jérôme Kaiser, Zeki Bora Ön, Helge W. Arz, Sena Akçer-Ön · Journal of Limnology 75(3), 581–596 (2016)
What this study does
The study characterises sedimentary lipid biomarkers in Lake Salda and evaluates which established organic geochemical palaeoclimate proxies can or cannot be transferred reliably to this extreme lacustrine setting.
Main finding
Several standard biomarker calibrations require caution in Lake Salda, while other lipid signals show promise; the work also documents unusual long-chain diols in the lake sediments.
When this paper may be useful
- Biomarker palaeolimnology in extreme lakes
- Testing transferability of organic geochemical proxies
- TEX86 and brGDGT applications
- Lake Salda environmental reconstruction
Methods and keywords
Suggested citation
Jérôme Kaiser, Zeki Bora Ön, Helge W. Arz, Sena Akçer-Ön (2016). Sedimentary lipid biomarkers in the magnesium rich and highly alkaline Lake Salda (south-western Anatolia). Journal of Limnology, 75(3), 581–596. https://doi.org/10.4081/jlimnol.2016.1337
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