Holocene grassland vegetation, clima

Holocene grassland vegetation, climate and human impact in central eastern Inner Mongolia

Phytolith and pollen preserved in the Taipusi Banner paleosol profile, central eastern Inner Mongolia, provide evidence of Holocene grassland vegetation, climate and human impact. The combined phytolith and pollen records reveal a major change in vegetation composition about 5000 a BP. Before 5000 a BP, the vegetation was dominated by Aneurolepidium chinese-Stipa grandis grassland of C4 grasses. After 5000 a BP, C4 grasses rapidly retreated,indicating a shift to colder and more arid conditions. The gradual invasion of Stipa krylovii, Agropyron desertorum, Ephedra, Chenopodiaceae and Caragana reveal the onset of grassland degeneration. Between 10000 and 8720 a BP, the Aneurolepidium chinese-Stipa grandis grassland included a small proportion of Artemisia shrub and Echionopos type plants, implying a strong winter monsoon and very weak summer monsoon. From 8720 to 7000 a BP, C4 grasses were common, indicating a strengthening of the summer monsoon. Between 7000 and 5000 a BP,the Holocene thermal maximum was evident, with a significant expansion of C4 grasses and the presence of some trees (such as Pinus and Betula, and so on) in or near the study site. From 4200-3000 a BP, a sandy grassland of Artemisia and Agropyron desertorum together with As ter-type taxa occurred. Precipitation amelioration took place between 3000 and 2170 a BP, with a rapid development of Echinops type plants and a small expansion of C4 grasses. From 2170 a BP to present, human activities accelerated the process of grassland degeneration.

作 者： HUANG Fei Kealhofer Lisa XIONG Shangfa HUANG Fengbao   作者单位： HUANG Fei,HUANG Fengbao(Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China)

Kealhofer Lisa(Anthropology and Sociology Department, Santa Clara University, CA 95053, USA)

XIONG Shangfa(Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China) 

刊 名： 中国科学D辑（英文版）  SCI 英文刊名： SCIENCE IN CHINA (EARTH SCIENCES)  年，卷(期)： 2005 48(7)  分类号： P3  关键词： phytolith and pollen records   grassland   environment change   human impact   Holocene   central eastern Inner Mongolia  

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