Open AccessBat Guano: A Possible New Source for Paleoclimate Reconstructions
Author(s) -
JoAnna Wendel
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2016eo064903
Subject(s) - guano , paleoclimatology , geology , paleontology , archaeology , geography , oceanography , climate change
Nitrogen isotopes within samples of bat excrement accurately reflect modern precipitation patterns. So could guano serve as a paleoclimate record?