Distinguishing the combined vegetation and soil component  of <i>δ</i><sup>13</sup>C variation in speleothem records from subsequent degassing and prior calcite precipitation effects

Stoll, Heather M.; Day, Chris; Lechleitner, Franziska; Kost, Oliver; Endres, Laura; Sliwinski, Jakub; Pérez-Mejías, Carlos; Cheng, Hai; Scholz, Denis

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-19-2423-2023

Articles | Volume 19, issue 12

https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-19-2423-2023

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https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-19-2423-2023

© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 19, issue 12

Research article

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04 Dec 2023

Research article |

| 04 Dec 2023

Distinguishing the combined vegetation and soil component of δ¹³C variation in speleothem records from subsequent degassing and prior calcite precipitation effects

Heather M. Stoll, Chris Day, Franziska Lechleitner, Oliver Kost, Laura Endres, Jakub Sliwinski, Carlos Pérez-Mejías, Hai Cheng, and Denis Scholz

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Distinguishing the combined vegetation and soil component of δ13C variation in speleothem records from subsequent degassing and prior calcite precipitation effects H. M. Stoll, C. Day, F. Lechleitner, O. Kost, L. Endres, J. Sliwinski, C. Pérez-Mejías, H. Cheng, and D. Scholz https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000630754

Short summary

Stalagmites formed in caves provide valuable information about past changes in climate and vegetation conditions. In this contribution, we present a new method to better estimate past changes in soil and vegetation productivity using carbon isotopes and trace elements measured in stalagmites. Applying this method to other stalagmites should provide a better indication of past vegetation feedbacks to climate change.