Philip A. Meyers
University of Michigan
252 Papers
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Philip A. Meyers is an academic researcher from University of Michigan. The author has contributed to research in topics: Organic matter & Total organic carbon. The author has an hindex of 52, co-authored 249 publications. Previous affiliations of Philip A. Meyers include University of Rhode Island & Hokkaido University.
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Preservation of elemental and isotopic source identification of sedimentary organic matter
TL;DR: The amount and type of organic matter in the sediments of lakes and oceans contribute to their paleoenvironmental and paleoclimatological records as discussed by the authors, but only a small fraction of the initial aquatic organic matter survives destruction and alteration during sinking and sedimentation.
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Organic geochemical proxies of paleoceanographic, paleolimnologic, and paleoclimatic processes
TL;DR: In this article, the organic matter content of sediments is inferred from bulk properties such as elemental compositions, carbon and nitrogen stable isotope ratios, Rock-Eval pyrolysis data, and organic petrography.
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Lacustrine organic geochemistry—an overview of indicators of organic matter sources and diagenesis in lake sediments
TL;DR: The factors affecting the amounts and types of organic matter in lacustrine sediments are summarized in a review, and synthesis, of published studies as discussed by the authors, and the interplay of the factors influencing the organic matter content of lake sediments is illustrated by overviews of sedimentary records of four lake systems--Lake Biwa (Japan), Lake Greifen (Switzerland), Lake Washington (Pacific Northwest), and the Great Lakes (American Midwest).
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Applications of organic geochemistry to paleolimnological reconstructions: a summary of examples from the Laurentian Great Lakes
TL;DR: The organic matter content of lake sediments contains information that helps to reconstruct past environmental conditions, evaluate histories of climate change, and assess impacts of humans on local ecosystems as discussed by the authors, and serve as proxies of organic matter delivery and accumulation.
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Lacustrine sedimentary organic matter records of Late Quaternary paleoclimates
TL;DR: For example, despite the extensive early diagenetic losses of organic matter in general and of some of its important biomarker compounds in particular, bulk identifiers appear to undergo minimal alteration after sedimentation as discussed by the authors.