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在Equisetum中极端的三重氧同位素分离
Zachary Sharp1, Jordan Wostbrock2, Anthony Gargano3
1Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87122.
概括
马尾植物中的三重氧同位素揭示了从底部到尖端的极端丰富,扩大了已知的地球分离范围. 这一发现完善了古气候模型,并解释了以前的沙漠植物同位素数据.
科学领域:
- 地质化学 地质化学
- 古气候学 古气候学
- 植物生理学 植物生理学
背景情况:
- 三重氧同位素分析 (δ18O和Δ17O) 提供了对水-大气相互作用和分化过程的洞察.
- 陆地物质的极端同位素变化对于理解地球的气候历史和生物过程至关重要.
- 以前在沙漠环境中进行的研究表明植物和动物的Δ17O值较低,需要进一步解释.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究三氧同位素变异在沿着茎的平滑的马尾 (Equisetum laevigatum) 体水中.
- 用观察到的同位素数据来改进叶子呼吸系数 (θk).
- 评估植物水和共存植物石之间的同位素关系,用于古气候应用.
主要方法:
- 测量来自Equisetum laevigatum的不同茎段提取的西莱姆水中的三重氧同位素值 (δ18O和Δ17O).
- 应用混合蒸发/湖链模型来解释观察到的同位素丰富.
- 对共存的植物石和茎水进行分析,以确定二氧化-水同位素分离.
主要成果:
- 观察到从马尾茎的底部到尖端的δ18O (从8.3‰到82.6‰) 和Δ17O (从0到-1.797每米) 的极端丰富.
- 精制的叶子呼吸系数为 θk = 0.511 ± 0.001,与沙漠生物的低 Δ17O 值一致.
- 在植物石中发现了二氧化和水之间的同位素不平衡,这归因于生长过程中的动态同位素效应.
结论:
- 马尾茎中的极端同位素值显著扩大了已知的陆地 Δ17O 值的范围.
- 精制的 θk 值对于使用化石植物材料进行准确的古气候重建至关重要.
- 由于动力效应,植物石同位素分析需要仔细解释,可能导致错误的古气候数据.
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