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South Georgia marine productivity over the past 15 ka and implications for glacial evolution (2024)
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Wilkin, J. T., Kender, S., Dejardin, R., Allen, C. S., Peck, V. L., Swann, G. E., …Leng, M. J. (2024). South Georgia marine productivity over the past 15 ka and implications for glacial evolution. Journal of Micropalaeontology, 43(1), 165-186. https://doi.org/10.5194/jm-43-165-2024

The subantarctic islands of South Georgia are located in the Southern Ocean, and they may be sensitive to future climate warming. However, due to a lack of well-dated subantarctic palaeoclimate archives, there is still uncertainty about South Georgia... Read More about South Georgia marine productivity over the past 15 ka and implications for glacial evolution.

A global compilation of diatom silica oxygen isotope records from lake sediment – trends and implications for climate reconstruction (2024)
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Meister, P., Alexandre, A., Bailey, H., Barker, P., Biskaborn, B. K., Broadman, E., …Meyer, H. (2024). A global compilation of diatom silica oxygen isotope records from lake sediment – trends and implications for climate reconstruction. Climate of the Past, 20(2), 363-392. https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-20-363-2024

Oxygen isotopes in biogenic silica (δ18OBSi) from lake sediments allow for quantitative reconstruction of past hydroclimate and proxy-model comparison in terrestrial environments. The signals of individual records have been attributed to different fa... Read More about A global compilation of diatom silica oxygen isotope records from lake sediment – trends and implications for climate reconstruction.

Identifying the controls on nitrate and metabolic state within the Red River delta (Vietnam) with the use of stable isotopes (2023)
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Smith, A. C., Leng, M. J., McGowan, S., Panizzo, V. N., Ngo, T. T. T., Luu, T. N. M., …Trinh, A. D. (2024). Identifying the controls on nitrate and metabolic state within the Red River delta (Vietnam) with the use of stable isotopes. Journal of Hydrology, 628, Article 130467. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2023.130467

In many places around the world, anthropogenic activities have resulted in nitrate (NO3−) pollution and changes in the metabolic state of aquatic ecosystems. Here we combined stable isotope and physico-chemical monitoring to assess the sources of NO3... Read More about Identifying the controls on nitrate and metabolic state within the Red River delta (Vietnam) with the use of stable isotopes.

Indian Ocean glacial deoxygenation and respired carbon accumulation during mid-late Quaternary ice ages (2023)
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Chang, L., Hoogakker, B. A. A., Heslop, D., Zhao, X., Roberts, A. P., De Deckker, P., …Harrison, R. J. (2023). Indian Ocean glacial deoxygenation and respired carbon accumulation during mid-late Quaternary ice ages. Nature Communications, 14, Article 4841. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-40452-1

Reconstructions of ocean oxygenation are critical for understanding the role of respired carbon storage in regulating atmospheric CO2. Independent sediment redox proxies are essential to assess such reconstructions. Here, we present a long magnetofos... Read More about Indian Ocean glacial deoxygenation and respired carbon accumulation during mid-late Quaternary ice ages.

Ice-ocean interactions at the Northeast Greenland Ice stream (NEGIS) over the past 11,000 years (2023)
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Lloyd, J. M., Ribeiro, S., Weckström, K., Callard, L., Ó Cofaigh, C., Leng, M. J., …Roberts, D. H. (2023). Ice-ocean interactions at the Northeast Greenland Ice stream (NEGIS) over the past 11,000 years. Quaternary Science Reviews, 308, Article 108068. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2023.108068

Recent observations have identified increased mass loss from Greenland marine-terminating outlet glaciers (MTOG) with implications for global sea-level rise and wider ocean circulation. The flow of Atlantic-sourced waters to the Greenland margin is t... Read More about Ice-ocean interactions at the Northeast Greenland Ice stream (NEGIS) over the past 11,000 years.

Ecosystem deterioration in the middle Yangtze floodplain lakes over the last two centuries: Evidence from sedimentary pigments (2023)
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Zeng, L., Swann, G. E., Leng, M. J., Chen, X., Ji, J., Huang, X., & McGowan, S. (2023). Ecosystem deterioration in the middle Yangtze floodplain lakes over the last two centuries: Evidence from sedimentary pigments. Quaternary Science Reviews, 302, Article 107954. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2023.107954

Water quality of floodplain lakes in the Yangtze region which supports ca. 450 million people is being severely compromised by nutrient pollution, climate change and dam installation resulting from intensive socio-economic development. However, due t... Read More about Ecosystem deterioration in the middle Yangtze floodplain lakes over the last two centuries: Evidence from sedimentary pigments.

Eutrophication has a greater influence on floodplain lake carbon cycling than dam installation across the middle Yangtze region (2022)
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Zeng, L., McGowan, S., Swann, G. E., Leng, M. J., & Chen, X. (2022). Eutrophication has a greater influence on floodplain lake carbon cycling than dam installation across the middle Yangtze region. Journal of Hydrology, 614, Article 128510. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2022.128510

Carbon cycling in shallow floodplain lakes is complex due to variability in delivery of flood-derived allochthonous organic matter (OM). Human activities have potential to significantly modify the carbon balance of lakes by damming which restricts ex... Read More about Eutrophication has a greater influence on floodplain lake carbon cycling than dam installation across the middle Yangtze region.

In flux: Annual transport and deposition of suspended heavy metals and trace elements in the urbanised, tropical Red River Delta, Vietnam (2022)
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Roberts, L. R., Do, N. T., Panizzo, V. N., Taylor, S., Watts, M., Hamilton, E., …Salgado, J. (2022). In flux: Annual transport and deposition of suspended heavy metals and trace elements in the urbanised, tropical Red River Delta, Vietnam. Water Research, 224, Article 119053. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2022.119053

Due to the depositional environment, river deltas are said to act as filters and sinks for pollutants. However, many deltas are also densely populated and rapidly urbanizing, creating new and increased sources of pollutants. These sources pose the ri... Read More about In flux: Annual transport and deposition of suspended heavy metals and trace elements in the urbanised, tropical Red River Delta, Vietnam.

Reconstruction of short-term storm surge-driven increases in shallow coastal lake salinity using ostracod shell chemistry (2022)
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Roberts, L. R., Holmes, J. A., Horne, D. J., Leng, M. J., Sayer, C. D., Timms, R. G. O., …Kelly, A. (2022). Reconstruction of short-term storm surge-driven increases in shallow coastal lake salinity using ostracod shell chemistry. Natural Hazards, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-022-05459-9

Climate change threatens the current protection provided by coastal defences in low-lying mid-latitude regions and increases the risk to coastal lakes from future frequent and intense storms. Quantifying and understanding the impacts of past storm su... Read More about Reconstruction of short-term storm surge-driven increases in shallow coastal lake salinity using ostracod shell chemistry.

Stalagmite evidence for Early Holocene multidecadal hydroclimate variability in Ethiopia (2022)
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Asrat, A., Baker, A., Duan, W., Leng, M. J., Boomer, I., Akter, R., …Wang, L. (2022). Stalagmite evidence for Early Holocene multidecadal hydroclimate variability in Ethiopia. Quaternary Research, 110, 67-81. https://doi.org/10.1017/qua.2022.29

A multiproxy oxygen and carbon isotope (δ13C and δ18O), growth rate, and trace element stalagmite paleoenvironmental record is presented for the Early Holocene from Ethiopia. The annually laminated stalagmite grew from 10.6 to 10.4 ka and from 9.7 to... Read More about Stalagmite evidence for Early Holocene multidecadal hydroclimate variability in Ethiopia.

Nutrient availability in the North Pacific region not primarily driven by climate through the Quaternary (2022)
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Snelling, A. M., Swann, G. E., Pashley, V., Lacey, J. H., Horstwood, M. S., & Leng, M. J. (2022). Nutrient availability in the North Pacific region not primarily driven by climate through the Quaternary. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 601, Article 111109. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2022.111109

The subarctic North Pacific Ocean is a relatively understudied region in terms of palaeoclimate, limiting our understanding of how the region has both driven and responded to palaeoenvironmental events. Today, the subarctic North Pacific Ocean is mar... Read More about Nutrient availability in the North Pacific region not primarily driven by climate through the Quaternary.

Climate and human exploitation have regulated Atlantic salmon populations in the River Spey, Scotland, over the last 2000 years (2022)
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Sear, D., Langdon, P., Leng, M., Edwards, M., Heaton, T., Langdon, C., & Leyland, J. (2022). Climate and human exploitation have regulated Atlantic salmon populations in the River Spey, Scotland, over the last 2000 years. Holocene, 32(8), 780-793. https://doi.org/10.1177/09596836221095983

Historical salmon catch records suggest that climatic variability, and more recently human exploitation, control patterns of abundance in Atlantic salmon populations. We present the first long-term (2000-year) reconstruction of Atlantic Salmon popula... Read More about Climate and human exploitation have regulated Atlantic salmon populations in the River Spey, Scotland, over the last 2000 years.

Micromilling vs hand drilling in stable isotope analyses of incremental carbonates: The potential for δ 13C contamination by embedding resin (2022)
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Branscombe, T., Lee-Thorp, J., Schulting, R., & Leng, M. (2022). Micromilling vs hand drilling in stable isotope analyses of incremental carbonates: The potential for δ 13C contamination by embedding resin. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 36(14), Article e9318. https://doi.org/10.1002/rcm.9318

Rationale: Embedding resins are commonly used to facilitate high-resolution sampling for stable isotope analysis but anomalous δ13C values have been observed in some cases. Here we compare the results of microsampling strategies for hand-drilled vers... Read More about Micromilling vs hand drilling in stable isotope analyses of incremental carbonates: The potential for δ 13C contamination by embedding resin.

Response of a low elevation carbonate lake in the Yucatan Peninsula (Mexico) to climatic and human forcings (2022)
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Metcalfe, S. E., Holmes, J. A., Jones, M. D., Gonzalez, R. M., Primmer, N. J., Dyrzo, H. M., …Leng, M. J. (2022). Response of a low elevation carbonate lake in the Yucatan Peninsula (Mexico) to climatic and human forcings. Quaternary Science Reviews, 282, Article 107445. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2022.107445

The importance of climate change, specifically drought, across the Maya region in the northern Neotropics, remains a topic of lively debate. Part of this discussion hinges on the coherency of response to climatic variability across different archives... Read More about Response of a low elevation carbonate lake in the Yucatan Peninsula (Mexico) to climatic and human forcings.

Extensive primary production promoted the recovery of the Ediacaran Shuram excursion (2022)
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Cañadas, F., Papineau, D., Leng, M. J., & Li, C. (2022). Extensive primary production promoted the recovery of the Ediacaran Shuram excursion. Nature Communications, 13, Article 148. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27812-5

Member IV of the Ediacaran Doushantuo Formation records the recovery from the most negative carbon isotope excursion in Earth history. However, the main biogeochemical controls that ultimately drove this recovery have yet to be elucidated. Here, we r... Read More about Extensive primary production promoted the recovery of the Ediacaran Shuram excursion.

Palaeoceanography of the Japan Sea Across the Mid‐Pleistocene Transition: Insights From IODP Exp. 346, Site U1427 (2021)
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Henderson, A. C. G., Felder, S., Sagawa, T., Greaves, M., Leng, M. J., Ikehara, K., …Henderson, A. C. (2022). Palaeoceanography of the Japan Sea Across the Mid‐Pleistocene Transition: Insights From IODP Exp. 346, Site U1427. Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology, 37(1), Article e2021PA004236. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021pa004236

Large-scale atmospheric circulation patterns, such as the East Asian monsoon, have been proposed as possible feedbacks of the mid-Pleistocene transition (MPT). Marine sediments of the Japan Sea (JS) record variations in the East Asian monsoon over lo... Read More about Palaeoceanography of the Japan Sea Across the Mid‐Pleistocene Transition: Insights From IODP Exp. 346, Site U1427.

Ecology and climate sensitivity of a groundwater-fed lake on subtropical North Stradbroke Island (Minjerribah), Queensland, Australia over the last 7,500 years (2021)
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Maxson, C., Tibby, J., Barr, C., Tyler, J., Leng, M., Lomax, B., …Jacobsen, G. (2022). Ecology and climate sensitivity of a groundwater-fed lake on subtropical North Stradbroke Island (Minjerribah), Queensland, Australia over the last 7,500 years. Journal of Paleolimnology, 67(1), 75-93. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10933-021-00222-9

Lake sediments are important archives of past climate variability and lake responses to climate. In order to accurately infer past climates, it is necessary to understand, and account for, the ecological processes that affect the record of indicators... Read More about Ecology and climate sensitivity of a groundwater-fed lake on subtropical North Stradbroke Island (Minjerribah), Queensland, Australia over the last 7,500 years.

Heterogenous Late Holocene Climate in the Eastern Mediterranean—The Kocain Cave Record From SW Turkey (2021)
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Jacobson, M. J., Flohr, P., Gascoigne, A., Leng, M. J., Sadekov, A., Cheng, H., …Fleitmann, D. (2021). Heterogenous Late Holocene Climate in the Eastern Mediterranean—The Kocain Cave Record From SW Turkey. Geophysical Research Letters, 48(20), Article e2021GL094733. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021GL094733

Palaeoclimate variability must be constrained to predict the nature and impacts of future climate change in the Eastern Mediterranean. Here, we present a late Holocene high-resolution multiproxy data set from Kocain Cave, the first of its kind from S... Read More about Heterogenous Late Holocene Climate in the Eastern Mediterranean—The Kocain Cave Record From SW Turkey.

Thrust faulting in glaciers? Re-examination of debris bands near the margin of Storglaciären, Sweden (2021)
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Monz, M. E., Hudleston, P. J., Cook, S. J., Zimmerman, T., & Leng, M. J. (2022). Thrust faulting in glaciers? Re-examination of debris bands near the margin of Storglaciären, Sweden. Boreas, 51(1), 78-99. https://doi.org/10.1111/bor.12549

Thrust faulting has been suggested as a viable mechanism of debris transport at many glaciers, often inferred from the presence of up-glacier dipping bands of debris that emerge at the ice surface to form ridges of basally derived material. However,... Read More about Thrust faulting in glaciers? Re-examination of debris bands near the margin of Storglaciären, Sweden.