Progress in the Study of Marine Stable Nitrogen Isotopic Changes and Its Geological Records
Received date: 2019-09-23
Revised date: 2020-01-10
Online published: 2020-03-24
Supported by
the National?Natural?Science?Foundation?of?China “Composition and carbon isotopic characteristics of branched tetraethers in the sediments of the South China Sea and its implications for the study of paleo-climate”(41673042);“The study of carbon sources of Bathyarchaeota in the Pearl River Estuary”(41776134)
Marine stable nitrogen isotope containing much key biogeochemical information, is an important way in identifying marine nitrogen sources and understanding the marine nitrogen cycles. These isotopic signals can be preserved in marine sediments and used to trace the marine biogeochemical cycles and environment changes during geological history. Studies in recent decades have illustrated the key role of nitrogen fixation and denitrification. Because of the spatiotemporal variability and the complexity of ocean processes and nitrogen sources in the marine environment, we need to combine the modern observations with geological records, integrate oceanography, biology, and geology, and consider the hydrological environment, geological processes and climate changes, to understand the coupling between the ocean nitrogen cycle， climate and environmental changes.
Yanchen Zhu , Li Li , Peng Wang , Juan He , Guodong Jia . Progress in the Study of Marine Stable Nitrogen Isotopic Changes and Its Geological Records[J]. Advances in Earth Science, 2020 , 35(2) : 167 -179 . DOI: 10.11867/j.issn.1001-8166.2020.012
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