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Holocene climate changes in the mid-high-latitude-monsoon margin reflected by the pollen record from Hulun Lake, northeastern Inner Mongolia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Ruilin Wen ,
Jule Xiao ,
Zhigang Chang ,
Dayou Zhai ,
Qinghai Xu ,
Yuecong Li ,
Shigeru Itoh  and
Zaur Lomtatidze
Ruilin Wen
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Cenozoic Geology and Environment, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
Jule Xiao*
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Cenozoic Geology and Environment, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
Zhigang Chang
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Cenozoic Geology and Environment, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
Dayou Zhai
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Cenozoic Geology and Environment, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
Qinghai Xu
Affiliation:
College of Resources and Environment, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang 050016, China
Yuecong Li
Affiliation:
College of Resources and Environment, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang 050016, China
Shigeru Itoh
Affiliation:
Paleo Labo Co., Ltd., Saitama 335-0016, Japan
Zaur Lomtatidze
Affiliation:
Paleo Labo Co., Ltd., Saitama 335-0016, Japan
*
*Corresponding author. Fax: +86 10 6201 0846.E-mail address:jlxiao@mail.iggcas.ac.cn (J.L. Xiao).
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Abstract

Pollen-assemblage data from a sediment core from Hulun Lake in northeastern Inner Mongolia describe the changes in the vegetation and climate of the East Asian monsoon margin during the Holocene. Dry steppe dominated the lake basin from ca. 11,000 to 8000 cal yr BP, suggesting a warm and dry climate. Grasses and birch forests expanded 8000 to 6400 cal yr BP, implying a remarkable increase in the monsoon precipitation. From 6400 to 4400 cal yr BP, the climate became cooler and drier. Chenopodiaceae dominated the interval from 4400 to 3350 cal yr BP, marking extremely dry condition. Artemisia recovered 3350-2050 cal yr BP, denoting an amelioration of climatic conditions. Both temperature and precipitation decreased 2050 to 1000 cal yr BP as indicated by decreased Artemisia and the development of pine forests. During the last 1000 yr, human activities might have had a significant influence on the environment of the lake region. We suggest that the East Asian summer monsoon did not become intensified until 8000 cal yr BP due to the existence of remnant ice sheets in the Northern Hemisphere. Changes in the monsoon precipitation on millennial to centennial scales would be related to ocean-atmosphere interactions in the tropical Pacific.

Keywords

Hulun LakeHL06 corePollenVegetationClimateEast Asian monsoonHolocene
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Quaternary Research , Volume 73 , Issue 2 , March 2010 , pp. 293 - 303
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University of Washington

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