Jonathan G. Wynn
Jonathan G. Wynn
Assistant Professor
Contact
Office: SCA 509
Lab: SCA 513
Phone: 813/974-9369
Email: jwynn@cas.usf.edu
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Bio
B.S. 1995. Geology and Geological Engineering, University of Utah.
M.S. 1998. Geology, University of Utah
PhD. 2001. Geological Sciences, University of Oregon
Research
Stable Isotope Geochemistry, Global Carbon Cycle, Paleoenvironments and Paleoclimate.
Current Courses
Books
Quade, J. & Wynn, J.G., 2008. The Geological Context of Human Evolution in the Horn of Africa. Geological Society of America Special Paper, no. 446.
Recent Publications
Wynn, J.G., Bird, M.I., 2008. Environmental controls on the stable carbon isotopic composition of soil organic carbon: Implications for modelling the distribution of C3 and C4 plants, Australia, Tellus B, v. 60, p. 604-621.
Wynn, J.G., Bird, M.I., 2007. C4-derived soil organic carbon decomposes faster than its C3 counterpart, Global Change Biology, v. 13, p. 2206-2217.
Wynn, J.G. 2007. Carbon isotope fractionation during decomposition of organic matter in soils and paleosols: Implications for paleoecological interpretations of paleosols. Palaeogeogr., Palaeoclimatol., Palaeoecol., v. 251, p. 437-458.
Wynn, J.G., Alemseged, Z., Bobe, R., Geraads, D., Reed, D., Roman, D.C. 2006. Geological and palaeontological context of a Pliocene juvenile hominin at Dikika, Ethiopia, Nature, v.443, p.332-336.
Wynn, J.G., Bird, M.I., Vellen, L., Carter, J., and Berry, S.L. 2006. Measuring variation of the Australian soil organic carbon pool with climatic, edaphic and biotic controls, Glob. Biogeochem. Cycles, v.20, GB1007.