(Table 5) Average terrestrial residence times of vascular plant biomarkers for the investigated river catchments deduced from the core locations closest to the river mouths

n-C29+31 alkanes terrestrial residence time: Calculated subtracting the respective sediment core top ages (Table 3) from the calibrated ages (Table 4).GeoB7621-1: n-C29-alkane (42N, 32E); data from Wakeham (2006).GeoB7621-1: n-C28+30 fatty acids; calibrated age for 4-8 cm core depth.GeoB7621-1: Mean terrestrial residence time of vascular plant biomarkers calculated subtracting the sediment age for 4-8 cm.