Methylation index of Overly Branched tetraether lipids (MOB): a proxy for deep ocean (de)oxygenation?
Ronnakrit Rattanasriampaipong,
Yi Ge Zhang,
Olawale Alo
et al.
Abstract:Branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers (brGDGTs) with lower
(sparsely-branched; SB-) and higher (overly-branched; OB-) numbers of
methylated branches relative to the “regular” brGDGTs (B-GDGTs) are
abundant in anoxic waters in the Black Sea. Observed changes in
abundances and numbers of methylated branches of the entire series
OB-GDGTs, B-GDGTs, and SB-GDGTs relative to dissolved oxygen (DO) levels
in anoxic waters suggest that these compounds can potentially track
changes in oceanic DO levels through … Show more
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