کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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6349549 | 1622150 | 2015 | 10 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Indication of millennial-scale moisture changes by the temporal distribution of Holocene calcareous root tubes in the deserts of the Alashan Plateau, Northwest China
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کلمات کلیدی
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه
علوم زمین و سیارات
فرآیندهای سطح زمین
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چکیده انگلیسی
Calcareous root tubes or rhizoliths have a strong potential for paleoenvironmental studies, especially in reconstructing paleoenvironmental conditions and paleovegetation. Previous studies suggested that the effectivity of the moisture level affects the formation of calcareous root tubes in the deserts of the Alashan Plateau, Northwest China. However, it remains unclear whether the temporal distribution of calcareous root tubes can be used to reconstruct paleo-effective moisture in this area. In this study, based on conventional 14C dating results of 34 Holocene calcareous root tube samples collected from the Badain Jaran Desert, the Tengger Desert and the Ulan Buh Desert in the Alashan Plateau of northwestern China, millennial-scale changes in paleo-effective moisture during the Holocene in this area were reconstructed. The frequency of the 14C dating results demonstrates that ~Â 62% of the Holocene samples were dated to 7-5Â cal kyr BP, and ~Â 38% of the Holocene samples were dated to 4-2Â cal kyr BP, indicating an arid period during the early Holocene (before 8.0Â cal kyr BP), a humid period during the mid-Holocene (8.0-5.0Â cal kyr BP) and a humid to arid period during the late Holocene (after 5.0Â cal kyr BP). The reconstruction results were consistent with other previous reconstruction results from lake sediments and aeolian sand-lacustrine sequences, which indicated that temporal distribution of calcareous root tubes can reflect millennial-scale changes in paleo-effective moisture in this area. However, a single sample could indicate local environmental changes that may differ from the overall desert environmental changes. Hence, the relatively humid environmental record obtained from the presence of calcareous root tubes is a local signal or a regional signal that should be noted.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology - Volume 440, 15 December 2015, Pages 496-505
Journal: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology - Volume 440, 15 December 2015, Pages 496-505
نویسندگان
Zhuolun Li, Nai'ang Wang, Ruolan Li, Kai Ning, Hongyi Cheng, Liqiang Zhao,