Paleovegetation and paleoclimate in middle-late Pliocene, Shanxi, central China

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 210, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 57-66

  Li, X Q ^a   Li, C S ^b   Lu, H Y ^a   Dodson, J R ^c   Wang, Y F ^b  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Central China; Middle late Pliocene; Paleoclimate; Paleovegetation; Pollen; Shanxi

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; INTERMONTANE BASIN; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY; MONSOON; PALEOCLIMATE; PLIOCENE; VEGETATION HISTORY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SHANXI;

ABIES; ACER PENSYLVANICUM; AMARANTHACEAE; ARTEMISIA; EPHEDRA; PICEA;

EID: 3042778756     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2004.03.007     Document Type: Article

References (30)

1. An Z.S., Wang S.M., Wu X.H., Chen M.Y., Sun D.H., Liu X.M., Wang F.B., Li L., Sun Y.B., Zhou W.J., Zhou J., Liu X.D., Lu H.Y., Zhang Y.X., Dong G.R., Qiang X.K. Eolian evidence from the Chinese Loess Plateau: the onset of the late Cenozoic Great Glaciation in the northern Hemisphere and Qinghai-Xizang Plateau uplift forcing. Science in China. Ser. D. 42(3):1999;258-271. (in Chinese)
2. An Z.S., Kutzbach J.E., Prell W.L., Porter S.C. Evolution of Asian monsoons and phased uplift of the Himalaya-Tibetan plateau since late Miocene times. Nature. 411:2001;62-66
3. Cao J.X., Cui H.T. The vegetation group in Pliocene and the meaning of environment in Yushe Basin, Shanxi. Geology Science. 4:1989;369-375. (in Chinese)
4. Cao J.X., Huang R.H., Shi N., Luo Y.L. The record between the Lacus with its environmental information and geological timescale. Quaternary Science. 4:1998;351-359. (in Chinese)
5. Erdtman G. The acetolysis method. Svensk Botanisk Tidskrift. 54:1960;561-564
6. Gan Z.B. The spore-pollen assemblages from Wuluogong for the early Miocene in northern Hebei Province. Collected Works of the First Spore-Pollen Conference of China, Beijing. 1982;59-63 Science Press, Beijing. In Chinese
7. Guo Z.T., Ruddiman W.F., Hao Q.Z., Wu H.B., Qiao Y.S., Zhu R.X., Peng S.Z., Wei J.J., Yuan B.Y., Liu T.S. Onset of Asian desertification by 22 Myr ago inferred from loess deposits in China. Nuture. 416:2002;159-163
8. Huang B.Y., Guo S.Y. The Late Cenozoic Stratigraphy and Paleovegetation Group in the South of Shanxi. 1991;161-174 Science Press, Beijing. In Chinese
9. Li W.Y. The Vegetation and Environment of Quaternary Geology in China. 1998;2-21 Science Press, Beijing. In Chinese
10. Li X.Q., Du N.Q. The acid-alkali-free analysis of Quaternary pollen. Acta Botanica Sinica. 41(7):1999;782-784
11. Li W.Y., Liang Y.L. Spore-pollen assemblage and their significance of paleoplant and paleogeography in Hebei from Pliocene. Acta Botanica Sinica. 23(6):1981;478-486. (in Chinese)
12. Liu G.W., Leopold E.B. Miocene flora, Shanwang Formation, China. Palynology. 16:1992;188-212
13. Liu G.W., Leopold E.B. Climate comparison of Miocene floras from northern East-China and south-central Alaska, USA. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 108:1994;217-228
14. Liu G.W., Leopold E.B., Liu Y., Wang W.M., Yu Z.Y., Tong G.B. Palynological record of Pliocene climate events in North China. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. 119:2002;335-340
15. Moore P.D., Webb J.A. An Illustrated Guide to Pollen Analysis. 1978;5-50 Hodder and Stoughton, London
16. Peck R.M. A comparison of four absolute pollen preparation techniques. New Phytology. 73:1974;567-587
17. Qiang X.K., Li Z.X., Powell C.A., Zheng H.B. Magnetostratigraphic record of the late Miocene onset of the East Asian monsoon, and uplift of northern Tibet. Earth and Planetary Letters. 187:2001;83-93
18. Ruddiman W.F. Tectonic Uplift and Climate Changes. 1997;515 Plenum Press, New York
19. Shackleton N.J., Pall M.A., Pate D. Pleiocene stable isotope stratigraphy of site 846. Pisias N.G., et al. Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program, Scientific results, College Station: TX. Ocean Drilling Program. vol. 138:1995;337-355
20. Shi N. The development and meaning of climate indicator of Picea and Abies in northern China for the Pleiocene and Pleistocene. Quaternary Science. 4:1996;319-326. (in Chinese)
21. Shi N., Cao J.X., Konigsson L.K. Late Cenozoic vegetational history and the Pliocene-Pleistocene boundary in the Yushe Basin, S.E. Shanxi, China. Grana. 32:1993;260-271
22. Sun X.J. The study on pelaeovegetation at Beizhuangcun section in Weinan, Shaanxi since the late Pleiocene. Quaternary Science. 2:1989;178-189. (in Chinese)
23. Sun Q.G., Collinson M.E., Li C.S., Wang Y.F., Beerling D.J. Quantitative reconstruction of palaeoclimate from the middle Miocene Shangwang flora, eastern China. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 180:2002;315-329
24. Wang X.Z. The study on the paleoenvironment of Shanwang lake at Lingxu in Shandong for the Miocene. Transaction of Beijing University. 4:1981;100-111. (in Chinese)
25. Wu Z.Y. China Vegetation. 1980;772-799 Science Press, Beijing. In Chinese
26. Wu X.H. A study of palaeotemperatures research recorded by the Pleistocene Picea-Abies floras in east and southwest China. Bulletin of the Institute of Geomechanics CAGS. 6:1985;155-166. (In Chinese)
27. Xu R., Kong Z.C., Du N.Q. The Picea-Abies flora in China for the Pleistocene and its signification on the Quaternary research. Chinese Quaternary Science. 5(1):1979;48-56. (in Chinese)
28. Zhang X.Q. Late Cenozoic pollen assemblage and stratigraphy. Collected Works Petroleum Geology. vol. 5:1983;48-55 GPH, Beijing. in Chinese
29. Zhang P.Z., Molnar P., Downs W. Increased sedimentation rates and grain sizes 2-4 Myr ago due to the influence of climate changes on erosion rates. Nature. 410:2001;891-897
30. Zhou M.L. Reassignment of the geologic age for the till of Hongya Glaciation. Bulletin of the Tianjin Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources. 4:1981;1-15. (in Chinese)