Isotopic Analysis of Marine Sediments
A special issue of Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (ISSN 2077-1312). This special issue belongs to the section "Chemical Oceanography".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 December 2025 | Viewed by 3
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Interests: remote sensing; seaweed; habitat mapping; seagrass; coastal ecology; stable isotope; DNA analysis
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Marine sediments are vital archives of Earth’s environmental history. Isotopic analysis offers powerful tools to reconstruct past climates, ocean biogeochemistry, and biogeochemical cycles. This special issue highlights advances in isotopic techniques applied to marine sediments. We seek studies that deepen our understanding of oceanographic processes, climate variability, and sedimentary geochemistry across spatial and temporal scales. Their significance extends beyond the natural sciences, offering substantial benefits to the society in the era of climate change. Over the decades since isotopic analysis was introduced in marine science, the field has expanded to include different isotopic systems and applications, from palaeoceanography to pollution tracking. Recent innovations include high-resolution isotopic stratigraphy, compound-specific isotope analysis, and the use of non-traditional isotopes. These approaches, combined with advanced instrumentation and modeling, are transforming our ability to interpret the sedimentary records. We welcome original research, reviews, and methodological papers on topics such as climate reconstruction, sediment diagenesis, nutrient cycling, and anthropogenic signals. Interdisciplinary studies integrating isotopic data with biological, physical, or modeling approaches are especially encouraged.
Dr. Kenichi Hayashizaki
Dr. Terushisa Komatsu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- sediment core analysis
- isotope geochemistry
- marine bioproductivity
- retrospective analysis
- anthropogenic impacts
- climate change
- blue carbon
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