Paleoclimate reconstruction using compound - specific hydrogen isotope ratios of n-alkanes [Elektronische Ressource] / von Ines Mügler

Paleoclimate reconstruction using compound – specific hydrogen isotope ratios of n-alkanes Dissertation Zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades doctor rerum naturalium (Dr. rer. nat.) vorgelegt dem Rat der Chemisch-Geowissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena von Dipl.-Geographin Ines Mügler geboren am 26. Juni 1978 in Meerane Gutachter: 1. 2. 3. Tag der öffentlichen Verteidigung:  Acknowledgement This dissertation would not have been written without the encouragement and a tremendous amount of support of a large number of people. First of all, I would like to thank my supervisors PD. Dr. Gerd Gleixner at Max-Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry and Prof. Dr. Roland Mäusbacher at the Friedrich-Schiller University Jena, who supported and guided me with their valuable motivation, criticism and fruitful discussions during the time of research for this dissertation. Acknowledgements are also given to the whole “Nam Co Research Bundle” for their support throughout my thesis work. Therefore I would like to thank Prof. Antje Schwalb; Philip Steeb; Claudia Wrozyna (TU Braunschweig); Prof. Brigitta Schütt; Jonas Berking (FU Berlin) and Dr. Gerhard Daut; Dr.