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An environmental perturbation at AD 600 and subsequent human impacts recorded by multi-proxy records from the sediments of Lake Mayinghai, North China
Shen, ZW (Shen, Zhongwei)1,2; Liu, JB (Liu, Jianbao)1,2,3; Xie, CL (Xie, Chengling)1; Zhang, XS (Zhang, Xiaosen)4; Chen, FH (Chen, Fahu)1,2,3
Source PublicationHOLOCENE
2018-12-01
Volume28Issue:12Pages:1870-1880
DOI10.1177/0959683618798159
Abstract

Modern observations indicate that a dramatic increase in the intensity of human activity is the main cause of environmental degradation. However, the timing of the onset of significant human impacts on regional environments during the historical period is unclear. In this study, an AMS C-14-dated 878-cm-long sediment core (MYH14B), from Lake Mayinghai in the farming-pastoral ecotone of northern China, was used to study the long-term relationship between the ecological environment and human activity. The area is characterized by a fragile ecological system and is sensitive to environmental change and human activity. We found evidence for abrupt sedimentary changes beginning around AD 600, revealed by the increased (decreased) content of exogenous (endogenous) elements, a decrease in grain size and the appearance of quartz particles with V-shaped percussion cracks. This evidence indicates an abrupt increase in sediments transported by surface run-off and that a large amount of freshwater was injected into the lake. The climate was stable at the time and therefore, combined with historical documentary evidence, we attribute this event to the excavation of a river channel flowing into the lake, in association with the construction of nearby Fenyang Palace by Emperor Yang during the Sui Dynasty. Subsequently, the content of exogenous elements in the sediments was significantly positively correlated with the intensity of deforestation, cultivation and grazing, indicating that these elements can be used as a proxy of the intensity of human activity. The variation of this proxy demonstrates that intensified human activity occurred during AD 600- 1100 and after AD 1350, and that human activity weakened during AD 1100-1350, which is supported by evidence from historical accounts and changes in the population size of Shanxi Province. Overall, our findings reveal a substantial conflict between human activity and environmental stability in the farming-pastoral ecotone of northern China during the Sui Dynasty (AD similar to 600). In addition, the sensitivity of the lake response to human activity revealed in this study highlights the importance of further paleolimnological studies in the region.

Subject Area生态学
WOS IDWOS:000450145600003
Language英语
Indexed BySCIE
KeywordClimate-change Soil-erosion Grain-size Monsoon Holocene Zone Desertification Dynamics Plateau Sem
WOS Research AreaPhysical Geography ; Geology
WOS SubjectGeography, Physical ; Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Cooperation Status国内
ISSN0959-6836
Department高寒生态重点实验室
PublisherSAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
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Document Type期刊论文
Identifierhttp://ir.itpcas.ac.cn/handle/131C11/8493
Collection图书馆
Corresponding AuthorLiu, JB (Liu, Jianbao)
Affiliation1.Lanzhou Univ, Coll Earth & Environm Sci, Key Lab Western Chinas Environm Syst, Minist Educ, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, Peoples R China;
2.Chinese Acad Sci, CAS Ctr Excellence Tibetan Plateau Earth Syst Sci, Beijing, Peoples R China;
3.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Tibetan Plateau Res, Key Lab Alpine Ecol & Biodivers LAEB, Beijing, Peoples R China;
4.Shanxi Univ, Inst Loess Plateau, Taiyuan, Shanxi, Peoples R China.
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Shen, ZW ,Liu, JB ,Xie, CL ,et al. An environmental perturbation at AD 600 and subsequent human impacts recorded by multi-proxy records from the sediments of Lake Mayinghai, North China[J]. HOLOCENE,2018,28(12):1870-1880.
APA Shen, ZW ,Liu, JB ,Xie, CL ,Zhang, XS ,&Chen, FH .(2018).An environmental perturbation at AD 600 and subsequent human impacts recorded by multi-proxy records from the sediments of Lake Mayinghai, North China.HOLOCENE,28(12),1870-1880.
MLA Shen, ZW ,et al."An environmental perturbation at AD 600 and subsequent human impacts recorded by multi-proxy records from the sediments of Lake Mayinghai, North China".HOLOCENE 28.12(2018):1870-1880.
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