Professor Darren Grocke's Outputs (161)

Geochemical and lithological controls on a potential shale reservoir: Carboniferous Holywell Shale, Wales (2015)
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Newport, L. P., Aplin, A. C., Gluyas, J. G., Greenwell, H. C., & Gröcke, D. R. (2015). Geochemical and lithological controls on a potential shale reservoir: Carboniferous Holywell Shale, Wales. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 71, 198-210. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2015.11.026

The Holywell Shale is part of the Carboniferous Bowland Shale Formation, identified as the main potential shale gas system in the UK. Here, we report geochemical and petrographic data from five outcrops of the Lower and Upper Holywell Shale across no... Read More about Geochemical and lithological controls on a potential shale reservoir: Carboniferous Holywell Shale, Wales.

Assessing land-ocean connectivity via Submarine Groundwater Discharge (SGD) in the Ria Formosa Lagoon (Portugal): combining radon measurements and stable isotope hydrology (2015)
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Rocha, C., Veiga-Pires, C., Scholten, J., Knoeller, K., Gröcke, D., Carvalho, L., …Wilson, J. (2015). Assessing land-ocean connectivity via Submarine Groundwater Discharge (SGD) in the Ria Formosa Lagoon (Portugal): combining radon measurements and stable isotope hydrology. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Discussions, 12(11), 12433-12482. https://doi.org/10.5194/hessd-12-12433-2015

Natural radioactive tracer-based assessments of basin-scale Submarine Groundwater Discharge (SGD) are well developed, but because of the different modes in which SGD takes place and the wide range of spatial and temporal scales under which the flow a... Read More about Assessing land-ocean connectivity via Submarine Groundwater Discharge (SGD) in the Ria Formosa Lagoon (Portugal): combining radon measurements and stable isotope hydrology.

Cultural traditions across a migratory network shape the genetic structure of southern right whales around Australia and New Zealand (2015)
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Carroll, E., Baker, C., Watson, M., Alderman, R., Bannister, J., Gaggiotti, O., …Harcourt, R. (2015). Cultural traditions across a migratory network shape the genetic structure of southern right whales around Australia and New Zealand. Scientific Reports, 5, https://doi.org/10.1038/srep16182

Fidelity to migratory destinations is an important driver of connectivity in marine and avian species. Here we assess the role of maternally directed learning of migratory habitats, or migratory culture, on the population structure of the endangered... Read More about Cultural traditions across a migratory network shape the genetic structure of southern right whales around Australia and New Zealand.

Erosion of organic carbon in the Arctic as a geological carbon dioxide sink (2015)
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Hilton, R., Galy, V., Gaillardet, J., Dellinger, M., Bryant, C., O’Regan, M., …Calmels, D. (2015). Erosion of organic carbon in the Arctic as a geological carbon dioxide sink. Nature, 524(7563), 84-87. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature14653

Soils of the northern high latitudes store carbon over millennial timescales (thousands of years) and contain approximately double the carbon stock of the atmosphere1, 2, 3. Warming and associated permafrost thaw can expose soil organic carbon and re... Read More about Erosion of organic carbon in the Arctic as a geological carbon dioxide sink.

Geochemical and palynological sea-level proxies in hemipelagic sediments: A critical assessment from the Upper Cretaceous of the Czech Republic (2015)
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Olde, K., Jarvis, I., Uličný, D., Pearce, M., Trabucho-Alexandre, J., Čech, S., …Tocher, B. (2015). Geochemical and palynological sea-level proxies in hemipelagic sediments: A critical assessment from the Upper Cretaceous of the Czech Republic. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 435, 222-243. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2015.06.018

Geochemical and palynological records are presented for an expanded Turonian–Coniacian hemipelagic succession in the central Bohemian Cretaceous Basin. A high-resolution stratigraphic framework is provided by biostratigraphy and organic carbon stable... Read More about Geochemical and palynological sea-level proxies in hemipelagic sediments: A critical assessment from the Upper Cretaceous of the Czech Republic.

The influence of manuring on stable isotopes (δ13C and δ15N) in Celtic bean (Vicia faba L.): archaeobotanical and palaeodietary implications (2015)
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Treasure, E., Church, M., & Gröcke, D. (2016). The influence of manuring on stable isotopes (δ13C and δ15N) in Celtic bean (Vicia faba L.): archaeobotanical and palaeodietary implications. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 8(3), 555-562. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-015-0243-6

This paper examines the impact of animal manure on δ15N and δ13C values in a legume, Celtic Black broad bean (Vicia faba). In a field experiment, V. faba was cultivated in plots treated with farmyard manure and pure sheep manure. The results indicate... Read More about The influence of manuring on stable isotopes (δ13C and δ15N) in Celtic bean (Vicia faba L.): archaeobotanical and palaeodietary implications.

The effect of interbedding on shale reservoir properties (2015)
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Raji, M., Gröcke, D., Greenwell, H., Gluyas, J., & Cornford, C. (2015). The effect of interbedding on shale reservoir properties. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 67, 154-169. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2015.04.015

North Sea oil is overwhelmingly generated in shales of the Upper Jurassic – basal Cretaceous Kimmeridge Clay Formation. Once generated, the oil is expelled and ultimately migrates to accumulate in sandstone or carbonate reservoirs. The source rock sh... Read More about The effect of interbedding on shale reservoir properties.

A revised northern European Turonian (Upper Cretaceous) dinoflagellate cyst biostratigraphy: Integrating palynology and carbon isotope events (2014)
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Olde, K., Jarvis, I., Pearce, M., Ulicný, D., Tocher, B., Trabucho-Alexandre, J., & Gröcke, D. (2015). A revised northern European Turonian (Upper Cretaceous) dinoflagellate cyst biostratigraphy: Integrating palynology and carbon isotope events. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 213, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.revpalbo.2014.10.006

Organic walled dinoflagellate cyst (dinocyst) assemblage data are presented for a new Turonian regional reference core (Bch-1) drilled at Běchary in the Bohemian Cretaceous Basin, east-central Czech Republic. The detailed stratigraphic framework for... Read More about A revised northern European Turonian (Upper Cretaceous) dinoflagellate cyst biostratigraphy: Integrating palynology and carbon isotope events.

The Pliensbachian-Toarcian (Early Jurassic) extinction: A North American perspective. (2014)
Book Chapter
Caruthers, A., Smith, P., & Gröcke, D. (2014). The Pliensbachian-Toarcian (Early Jurassic) extinction: A North American perspective. In Volcanism, Impacts, and Mass Extinctions: Causes and Effects (225-243). Geological Society of America. https://doi.org/10.1130/2014.2505%2811%29

Currently, it is believed that volcanogenic outgassing of CO2 during Karoo-Ferrar igneous province eruptions caused prolonged global warming and a multiphased extinction event during the Pliensbachian–Toarcian interval of the Early Jurassic. Warmer w... Read More about The Pliensbachian-Toarcian (Early Jurassic) extinction: A North American perspective..

Paleoenvironmental conditions recorded by 87Sr/86Sr, δ13C and δ18O in late Pliensbachian–Toarcian (Jurassic) belemnites from Bulgaria (2014)
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Metodiev, L., Savov, I., Gröcke, D., Wignall, P., Newton, R., Andreeva, P., & Koleva-Rekalova, E. (2014). Paleoenvironmental conditions recorded by 87Sr/86Sr, δ13C and δ18O in late Pliensbachian–Toarcian (Jurassic) belemnites from Bulgaria. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 409, 98-113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2014.04.025

The late Pliensbachian–Toarcian (Jurassic) sedimentological, paleontological and geochemical (belemnite 87Sr/86Sr, δ13C and δ18O) record is examined in two Eastern Tethyan (Bulgarian) locations. This interval contains the well-known early Toarcian oc... Read More about Paleoenvironmental conditions recorded by 87Sr/86Sr, δ13C and δ18O in late Pliensbachian–Toarcian (Jurassic) belemnites from Bulgaria.

New high resolution geochemistry of Lower Jurassic marine sections in western North America: A global positive carbon isotope excursion in the Sinemurian? (2014)
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Porter, S., Smith, P., Carruthers, A., Hou, P., Gröcke, D., & Selby, D. (2014). New high resolution geochemistry of Lower Jurassic marine sections in western North America: A global positive carbon isotope excursion in the Sinemurian?. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 397, 19-31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2014.04.023

Recognising variations in the carbon isotope compositions of marine organic-rich sedimentary rocks can provide insight into changes in ocean chemistry throughout geological time. Further, identification of global excursions in the carbon isotope reco... Read More about New high resolution geochemistry of Lower Jurassic marine sections in western North America: A global positive carbon isotope excursion in the Sinemurian?.

A high-resolution carbon-isotope record of the Turonian stage correlated to a siliciclastic basin fill: Implications for mid-Cretaceous sea-level change (2014)
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Ulicný, D., Jarvis, I., Gröcke, D., Cech, S., Laurin, J., Olde, K., …Pedentchouk, N. (2014). A high-resolution carbon-isotope record of the Turonian stage correlated to a siliciclastic basin fill: Implications for mid-Cretaceous sea-level change. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 405, 42-58. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2014.03.033

Turonian strata of the Bohemian Cretaceous Basin, Central Europe, preserve a basin-scale record of shoreline transgressions and regressions, previously interpreted to have been strongly influenced by short-term eustatic cycles. Here, nearshore silici... Read More about A high-resolution carbon-isotope record of the Turonian stage correlated to a siliciclastic basin fill: Implications for mid-Cretaceous sea-level change.

Organic geochemistry of the early Toarcian oceanic anoxic event in Hawsker Bottoms, Yorkshire, England (2014)
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French, K., Sepúlveda, J., Trabucho-Alexandre, J., Gröcke, D., & Summons, R. (2014). Organic geochemistry of the early Toarcian oceanic anoxic event in Hawsker Bottoms, Yorkshire, England. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 390, 116-127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2013.12.033

A comprehensive organic geochemical investigation of the Hawsker Bottoms outcrop section in Yorkshire, England has provided new insights about environmental conditions leading into and during the Toarcian oceanic anoxic event (T-OAE; ∼183 Ma). Rock-E... Read More about Organic geochemistry of the early Toarcian oceanic anoxic event in Hawsker Bottoms, Yorkshire, England.

Marine 187Os/188Os isotope stratigraphy reveals the interaction of volcanism and ocean circulation during Oceanic Anoxic Event 2 (2014)
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Du Vivier, A., Selby, D., Sageman, B., Jarvis, I., Gröcke, D., & Voigt, S. (2014). Marine 187Os/188Os isotope stratigraphy reveals the interaction of volcanism and ocean circulation during Oceanic Anoxic Event 2. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 389(1), 23-33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2013.12.024

High-resolution osmium (Os) isotope stratigraphy across the Cenomanian–Turonian Boundary Interval from 6 sections for four transcontinental settings has produced a record of seawater chemistry that demonstrates regional variability as a function of t... Read More about Marine 187Os/188Os isotope stratigraphy reveals the interaction of volcanism and ocean circulation during Oceanic Anoxic Event 2.

Carbon, oxygen and strontium isotopic composition of low-latitude Permian carbonates (Venezuelan Andes): climate proxies of tropical Pangea (2013)
Book Chapter
Laya, J., Tucker, M., Gröcke, D., & Perez-Huerta, A. (2013). Carbon, oxygen and strontium isotopic composition of low-latitude Permian carbonates (Venezuelan Andes): climate proxies of tropical Pangea. In Palaeozoic Climate Cycles: Their Evolutionary and Sedimentological Impact (367-385). The Geological Society. https://doi.org/10.1144/sp376.10

The Late Palaeozoic period was an important time in Earth history, primarily as a result of the formation of Pangea and the Gondwana glaciations that had direct influences in high latitudes and indirect, but no less important, effects in low latitude... Read More about Carbon, oxygen and strontium isotopic composition of low-latitude Permian carbonates (Venezuelan Andes): climate proxies of tropical Pangea.

Mobility histories of 7th-9th century AD people buried at Early Medieval Bamburgh, Northumberland, England (2013)
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Groves, S., Roberts, C., Lucy, S., Pearson, G., Gröcke, D., Nowell, G., …Young, G. (2013). Mobility histories of 7th-9th century AD people buried at Early Medieval Bamburgh, Northumberland, England. American journal of physical anthropology, 151(3), 462-476. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.22290

Early Medieval England is described historically as a time when people migrated from the Continent to English shores. This study tests the hypothesis that those buried in the Bowl Hole cemetery, Bamburgh, Northumberland were nonlocally born, because... Read More about Mobility histories of 7th-9th century AD people buried at Early Medieval Bamburgh, Northumberland, England.

New views on old carbon in the Amazon river: Insight from the source of organic carbon eroded from the Peruvian Andes (2013)
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Clark, K., Hilton, R., West, A., Malhi, Y., Gröcke, D., Bryant, C., …New, M. (2013). New views on old carbon in the Amazon river: Insight from the source of organic carbon eroded from the Peruvian Andes. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 14(5), 1644-1659. https://doi.org/10.1002/ggge.20122

[1] Mountain rivers play a key role in the delivery of particulate organic carbon (POC) to large river systems and the ocean. Due to the extent of its drainage area and runoff, the Amazon River is one of Earth's most important biogeochemical systems.... Read More about New views on old carbon in the Amazon river: Insight from the source of organic carbon eroded from the Peruvian Andes.

The Pliensbachian–Toarcian (Early Jurassic) extinction, a global multi-phased event (2013)
Journal Article
Caruthers, A., Smith, P., & Gröcke, D. (2013). The Pliensbachian–Toarcian (Early Jurassic) extinction, a global multi-phased event. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 386, 104-118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2013.05.010

During the Pliensbachian–Toarcian interval of the Early Jurassic, there is a well-known second order marine extinction that is observable at the species and genus levels. Ammonite diversity data from successions throughout Europe and parts of the Arc... Read More about The Pliensbachian–Toarcian (Early Jurassic) extinction, a global multi-phased event.

Opening of a trans-Pangaean marine corridor during the Early Jurassic: Insights from osmium isotopes across the Sinemurian–Pliensbachian GSSP, Robin Hood's Bay, UK (2013)
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Porter, S., Selby, D., Suzuki, K., & Gröcke, D. (2013). Opening of a trans-Pangaean marine corridor during the Early Jurassic: Insights from osmium isotopes across the Sinemurian–Pliensbachian GSSP, Robin Hood's Bay, UK. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 375, 50-58. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2013.02.012

The Hispanic Corridor represents a significant phase of continental reorganisation of the Early Jurassic that eventually provided connectivity between the western Tethyan and eastern Pacific oceans along the Central Atlantic rift zone. Although the i... Read More about Opening of a trans-Pangaean marine corridor during the Early Jurassic: Insights from osmium isotopes across the Sinemurian–Pliensbachian GSSP, Robin Hood's Bay, UK.

Regional ecological variability and impact of the maritime fur trade on nearshore ecosystems in southern Haida Gwaii (British Columbia, Canada): evidence from stable isotope analysis of rockfish (Sebastes spp.) bone collagen (2013)
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Szpak, P., Orchard, T., Salomon, A., & Gröcke, D. (2013). Regional ecological variability and impact of the maritime fur trade on nearshore ecosystems in southern Haida Gwaii (British Columbia, Canada): evidence from stable isotope analysis of rockfish (Sebastes spp.) bone collagen. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 5(2), 159-182. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-013-0122-y

The maritime fur trade (1785–1840s) led to the local extinction of sea otters (Enhydra lutris) in many parts of the northeast Pacific. On the basis of studies of extant sea otter populations, it has been established that they have a disproportionate... Read More about Regional ecological variability and impact of the maritime fur trade on nearshore ecosystems in southern Haida Gwaii (British Columbia, Canada): evidence from stable isotope analysis of rockfish (Sebastes spp.) bone collagen.