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PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
卷 241, 期 1, 页码 118-128出版社
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DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2006.06.012
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red clay; pollen; paleovegetation; Late Miocene-Pliocene; Chinese Loess Plateau
In northern China, the Late Miocene-Pliocene red clay in the eastern Loess Plateau fills a gap of climate records between the well-known loess-soil sequences of the last 2.6 Ma and the Miocene loess-soil sequences from the western Loess Plateau. Previous studies indicate that the red clay is also of wind-blown origin, covering the period from similar to 7-8 to similar to 2.6 Ma. The red clay therefore provides a good archive to reconstruct paleoecological succession and paleoclimate change. In this study, a palynological investigation was conducted on the late Miocene-Pliocene red clay sequence at Xifeng, central Loess Plateau, which provides new insights into the nature of the evolution of vegetation and climate change from similar to 6.2 to similar to 2.4 Ma. Our results show that during this period the central Loess Plateau region was covered mainly by a steppe vegetation, indicating long lasting dry climatic condition. Three vegetational zones were recognized during this period. Zone A (similar to 6.2 to similar to 5.8 Ma) is characterized by a steppe ecosystem; Zone B (similar to 5.8 to similar to 4.2 Ma) is characterized by a significant increase of temperate forest, plants indicating a relatively humid regional climate; Zone C (similar to 4.2 to similar to 2.4 Ma) indicates a typical steppe ecosystem. The vegetation shift at about 4.5-3.7 Ma, when the temperate forest plants decrease, the vegetation gradually changed to typical grassland and even to desert steppe. This is interpreted to represent a drying event. The uplift of the Tibetan Plateau at about 4.5 Ma that resulted in the intensification of the monsoon reversal is thought to have played an important role in this significant ecological change. High-latitude cooling may have partially contributed to the climate shift during similar to 4.5 to similar to 3.7 Ma in the Loess Plateau region, and most likely was the driving force for the ecological shift at about 3.7 Ma. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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