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Plant Sciences
Cecile C. Remy, Gwenael Magne, Normunds Stivrins, Tuomas Aakala, Hugo Asselin, Heikki Seppae, Tomi Luoto, Nauris Jasiunas, Adam A. A. Ali
Summary: Climate change is expected to increase wildfire activity in boreal ecosystems, threatening the carbon stocks of these forests. Understanding fire regimes and their relationship with climate and vegetation is crucial for anticipating the impact of climate change. However, the lack of long-term knowledge hinders this understanding in Fennoscandia.
JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Studies
Mingxia Xie, Qinmian Xu, Yuecong Li, Tianyu Du, Baoshuo Fan, Wensheng Zhang, Bing Li
Summary: Understanding the response of regional vegetation succession to climate changes and human activities in the Middle Holocene can help predict the trajectory of future vegetation changes. This study reveals the vegetation distribution and changes in the North China Plain during the Middle Holocene, highlighting the influence of sea level rise and enhanced monsoon precipitation on vegetation heterogeneity.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Bijay Sharma, Shiguo Jia, Anurag J. Polana, Md Sahbaz Ahmed, Raza Rafiqul Haque, Shruti Singh, Jingying Mao, Sayantan Sarkar
Summary: This study employs ISORROPIA-II to evaluate aerosol acidity and quantify the contributions of chemical species and meteorological parameters to acidity variation in the Indian context. The study finds that aerosol pH is moderately acidic and is most sensitive to variations in SO42- and total ammonium (TNH3).
Article
Environmental Sciences
Bifeng Hu, Qing Zhou, Changyuan He, Liangxia Duan, Weiyou Li, Gaoling Zhang, Wenjun Ji, Jie Peng, Hongxia Xie
Summary: This study aimed to explore the spatial variability of soil organic matter (SOM) content, build a model to predict SOM content, and identify the main controls of SOM variation in areas around Dongting Lake in southern China. The results showed that SOM content varied greatly in the study area, with high values located in the northeast and southwest parts. The developed model had a good performance with an R-2 of 0.74 and RMSE of 0.16 g kg(-1), with soil properties and agricultural management measures identified as the main controls of SOM variability in the study area.
JOURNAL OF SOILS AND SEDIMENTS
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Zhenqing Zhang, Mingxiang Yang, Lin Li, Rui Yin, Lili Huo
Summary: A wide-spread terrestrialization process in the Sanjiang Plain during the Holocene is reconstructed using high-resolution palynological and lithological data. The process began with the formation of a paleolake surrounded by broadleaved forests, followed by the initiation of a wetland dominated by Cyperaceae and Poaceae. Transition to a peatland occurred after the extinction of the paleolake, with alternating dry intervals and wet stages along with weakened and strengthened East Asian summer monsoon, respectively.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Geology
Yang Yang, David J. W. Piper, Alexandre Normandeau, Liang Zhou, Jianjun Jia, Ya Ping Wang, Shu Gao
Summary: The study presents a 5500-year typhoon record from the Jiangsu coast, providing the first >2 ka record in eastern China. Variations in the D90 grain size are found to be the best predictor of recent typhoons. Comparison with other records establishes a China millennial typhoon variability index during the middle to late Holocene, with peaks and minima at specific time points. The study also identifies a shift in typhoon frequency pattern around 2000 years ago in southeastern China.
Article
Engineering, Civil
Jiao Xiang, Muhammad Hayat, Guo Yu Qiu, Weiyang Xiao, Xianli Xu, Peng Mao, Chunhua Yan, Longjun Qin
Summary: This study examines the dynamics of evapotranspiration and its controlling factors in a high-altitude wetland. It finds that rising temperatures can affect the water cycle and balance in the wetland, potentially impacting local water management. The results provide insights into the temporal variability of evapotranspiration and its environmental controls, contributing to future water resource management and environmental planning.
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ting Wang, Longjiang Mao, Chunhui Zou, Huichuan You, Duowen Mo
Summary: This study investigates the sedimentary records and environmental proxies in the Wuhu area of Eastern China to reconstruct the depositional environment since the Late Cretaceous. The results show that regional geotectonic activity, climate, and sea level fluctuations have played key roles in shaping the sedimentary patterns and paleo-geographic environment in the study area.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Geography, Physical
Yu Cheng, Junwu Shu, Shefeng Hao, Bingfei Gao, Xiangqian Li, Feng Yuan, Xinqing Zou
Summary: Reconstructing Holocene changes in regional sea level is important for understanding future sea-level scenarios. This study examined sedimentology, pollen, foraminifera, and organic matter properties to reconstruct sea level changes over the past 6.7 thousand years in the Subei Basin. The findings indicate rapid expansion of salt marsh vegetation during the middle Holocene, suggesting a rise in sea level. Human settlements and decreased human activity were observed during certain periods, coinciding with fluctuations in sea level and climatic events. Enhanced El Nin similar to o-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) variance and intense climatic events were identified as driving forces behind the sea-level shifts. The collapse of archaeological sites in the Subei Basin was attributed to the rise in relative sea level. These results provide valuable evidence of the simultaneous changes in sea level and climate.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Civil
Xiaonan Guo, Yucui Zhang, Tianshan Zha, Guofei Shang, Chuan Jin, Yanfang Wang, Huicai Yang
Summary: Dew is an important source of non-rainfall water that plays a crucial role in alleviating water stress and maintaining ecosystem functions during dry seasons. However, there is limited research on the variations and controlling mechanisms of dew in drought-prone croplands, such as the North China Plain.
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY
(2023)
Article
Geography, Physical
Zhihai Tan, Maolin Gu, Yongming Han, Longjiang Mao, Liang Zhou, Lu Liu, Shihao Li, Hanmiao Qin, Tantan Tan
Summary: The study examines the history of fires over the past 5000 years in the coastal plain of Laizhou Bay, China using sedimentary charcoal and black carbon. Results show three distinct fire episodes at different intervals, with climate variability playing a significant role in fire occurrence. Human land use has become a more important control of fire in recent centuries, but temperature has also emerged as a key factor in fire occurrence in the region.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Cao Zheng, Wen Ya, Song Song, Hung Chak Ho, Sun Hui
Summary: Utilizing nighttime light time series and satellite NDVI data, a dataset of AHF with 1km resolution for 12 cities in eastern China was obtained. Industrial emissions accounted for 63% of total AHF emissions, with megacities showing the highest AHF emissions. Most cities had low AHF growth rates, while central downtown areas exhibited high growth rates.
CHINESE GEOGRAPHICAL SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Forestry
Pierre-Luc Couillard, Serge Payette, Martin Lavoie, Mathieu Fregeau
Summary: The dynamics of boreal forests during the Holocene have been influenced by various disturbances, with stable environmental conditions favoring forest regeneration and potential shifts to alternative states if post-disturbance recovery fails. Although fire is a major disturbance factor, the long-term resilience of most forest ecosystems remains largely unknown. Most closed-crown forests show resilience post-fire, but some forests have transformed into lichen woodlands after fire, indicating precarious resilience.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Geography, Physical
Zhuo Zheng, Cong Chen, Kangyou Huang, Xiao Zhang, Peter Kershaw, Jun Cheng, Jie Li, Yuanfu Yue, Qiuchi Wan, Yaze Zhang, Yongjie Tang, Mengyuan Wang, Xiayun Xiao, Rachid Cheddadi
Summary: Combined variations of insolation and ice sheet led to major global climatic and ecosystem changes between the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) and the Holocene, affecting the alternating dominance of deciduous and evergreen vegetation in East Asia.
QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Kai Cui, Yongbo Wang, Xingqi Liu, Ji Shen, Yong Wang
Summary: The deposition of organic carbon (OC) in terrestrial water bodies is an important carbon sink in the global carbon cycle, but the response mechanism of organic carbon accumulation rate (OCAR) to various climate processes is still unclear. In this study, a continuous sediment record from Beihai Wetland in southwest China was analyzed to establish the temporal variation of OCAR and evaluate its potential responses to climatic and environmental processes. The study found that the OCAR was relatively stable and low during the early Holocene due to the predominant contributions of detrital influx and low terrestrial organic matters. However, the intensification of the summer monsoon and increased regional precipitation resulted in extremely low OCAR in the mid-Holocene. The abrupt retreat of the Indian Summer Monsoon (ISM) led to the development of the current wetland from a lake-like system, and the extremely low sedimentary accumulation rate (SAR) contributed significantly to the identified low OCAR values. The wetland progressively developed following further retreat of the ISM, resulting in the highest OCAR levels during the Holocene. However, in the last 700 years, there was a rapid decline in OCAR due to intensified regional human activities. The increase in OCAR during the late Holocene was proposed to be a response to large-scale climate changes, specifically the variation of the ISM.