Articles | Volume 3, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-3-211-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-3-211-2017
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16 Nov 2017
Review article |  | 16 Nov 2017

Opportunities and limitations related to the application of plant-derived lipid molecular proxies in soil science

Boris Jansen and Guido L. B. Wiesenberg

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The application of lipids in soils as molecular proxies, also often referred to as biomarkers, has dramatically increased in the last decades. Applications range from inferring changes in past vegetation composition to unraveling the turnover of soil organic matter. However, the application of soil lipids as molecular proxies comes with several constraining factors. Here we provide a critical review of the current state of knowledge on the applicability of molecular proxies in soil science.