Mid-Holocene coastal hydrology and salinity changes in the east Taihu area of the lower Yangtze wetlands, China

Quaternary Research

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 69-82

  Zong, Yongqiang ^a   Innes, James B ^b   Wang, Zhanghua ^c   Chen, Zhongyuan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Coastal environment; Diatoms; Mid Holocene; Neolithic cultures; Sea level; Taihu Lake

Indexed keywords

FLOODS; HISTORY; POPULATION STATISTICS; SEA LEVEL; STRATIGRAPHY; WETLANDS;

COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS; DIATOMS; HOLOCENES; NEOLITHIC CULTURES; TAIHU LAKES;

CULTIVATION;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; COASTAL ZONE; CULTIVATION; CULTURAL HISTORY; DIATOM; HOLOCENE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYDROLOGY; NEOLITHIC; POPULATION DECLINE; RADIOCARBON DATING; RICE; SALINITY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE;

CHINA; TAIHU LAKE;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 79959194590     PISSN: 00335894     EISSN: 10960287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yqres.2011.03.005     Document Type: Article

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