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2. Hydrological regime responses to Holocene East Asian summer monsoon circulation in marshes of the Sanjiang Plain, NE China.
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Zhang, Zhenqing, Yao, Qiang, Liu, Kam‐biu, Xu, Qinghai, and Wang, Guoping
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MARSHES ,MONSOONS ,PLAINS ,SUMMER - Abstract
In this paper, grain‐size records of 128 surface samples and six sediment cores retrieved from freshwater marshes across the Sanjiang Plain were employed to reconstruct the marshes' hydrological variation during the Holocene and to discuss its links to the East Asian summer monsoon (EASM) variation. The grain‐size hydrological significance for the marshes' deposits was first interpreted by quantitative analyses of 128 modern samples. The results indicate that the sand fraction exhibits a higher level significance to modern water‐level conditions than other grain‐size parameters. Thus, the sand accumulation rates of the six cores were calculated and employed to reconstruct the Holocene hydrological regime of the marshes on the plain. Based on the cluster analysis, it can be identified that three higher water‐level stages occurred during 6.2–5.6 thousand yr BP, 5.6–4.5 thousand yr BP, and 2.8–2.4 thousand yr BP, whereas four lower water‐level stages occurred during ~8.0–6.2 thousand yr BP, 4.5–2.8 thousand yr BP, 2.4–0.7 thousand yr BP, and 0.7–0 thousand yr BP, respectively. Considering the prevalent monsoon climate on the modern Sanjiang Plain, it is reasonable to believe that the local water‐level fluctuations were mainly regulated by the EASM variation rather than local factors including flooding, waterway modification, depression infilling, and human activities. The higher water‐level stages were linked to a stronger EASM and vice versa. This study provides essential background datasets for understanding the potential controls on the marsh development and degradation on the Sanjiang Plain. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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3. Hydrological and palynological evidence of wetland evolution on the Sanjiang Plain (NE China) in response to the Holocene East Asia summer monsoon.
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Zhang, Zhenqing, Yao, Qiang, Xu, Qinghai, Jiang, Ming, and Zhu, Tingchun
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WETLANDS , *HOLOCENE Epoch , *MONSOONS , *PLAINS , *HERBACEOUS plants - Abstract
Schematic figure showing climate driving mechanisms on wetland hydrological and vegetational evolution. The relatively strong East Asian summer monsoon (EASM) with high precipitation tends to generate a higher water-level condition with more hygrophilous herbaceous plants while blocking the deposition of coarse grain-size fractions (a), and vise versa for weak EASM stages (b). [Display omitted] • The late-Holocene hydrological and vegetational regimes were reconstructed. • An ecological lake-to-wetland transition occurred at ~4.5 ka BP. • The wetlands evolution was largely controlled by monsoonal precipitation. The responding mechanism of wetland ecosystem to climate change is currently unclear due to a lack of long-term records incorporating multiple ecological factors. This paper presents a well-dated and multi-proxy cored record from a natural freshwater wetland developed in a paleo-pingo-related depression on the Sanjiang Plain. The study aims to reconstruct the wetland water-level and vegetational regimes during the past ~6.0 ka BP and discuss the wetland evolution response to the East Asian summer monsoon (EASM) circulation. The results show that a shallow-water lake with hygrophilous herbs developed in the depression with a strong EASM during ~6.0–4.5 ka BP. The paleolake was succeeded by a wetland with a lowered mean water level and an increase in tree cover controlled by the weakened EASM during the past 4.5 ka BP. Such an ecological lake-to-wetland transition corresponds well to the sharp decline of the EASM around 4.5 ka BP which has been well documented in various geological records across the EASM domain. During the wetland developing stage over the past 4.5 ka BP, the water-level and vegetational changes in the studied depression were also closely related to the EASM variations. The strengthened EASM usually generated higher water levels with more hygrophilous herbs around 4.0 ka BP, 3.5 ka BP, 3.0 ka BP, 2.0 ka BP, and 1.3 ka BP. Considering the prevalent EASM climate serving as the predominant water supply for the wetlands on the modern Sanjiang Plain, we suggest the EASM circulation has played a critical role in driving the wetland ecological evolution during the mid-to-late Holocene Epoch. The past 0.4 ka BP is an exception as the local Trees/Herbs ratio visibly increased with the declined water level, while the monsoonal precipitation shows no equivalent shift. The wetland evolution at this stage was attributed to human interference. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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4. Holocene vegetation-hydrology-climate interactions of wetlands on the Heixiazi Island, China.
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Zhang, Zhenqing, Bianchette, Thomas A., Meng, Caihong, Xu, Qinghai, and Jiang, Ming
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An integrated view of wetland's evolution is currently poorly understood due to a lack of knowledge on long-term interactions of multiple ecological factors. Here, we present a cored palynological record covering the Holocene Epoch from a depressional wetland on Heixiazi Island (China). With the aid of principal component analysis and cluster analysis of the palynological data, the historical vegetation regime has been well reconstructed for wetlands on the island. With further assistance from the published data on local hydrology and regional East Asian summer monsoon (EASM) variations, the interactions of vegetation, hydrology, and climate in the island's wetlands have been thoroughly analyzed with correlation analysis of the three factors. The results indicate that a strong EASM generally led to a high water level in the wetlands from increased monsoonal precipitation, causing an increase in arboreal vegetation and a decrease in herbs. Alternatively, a weak EASM generally led to low water levels due to decreased monsoonal precipitation, causing a decrease in arboreal vegetation and an increase in herbs. The local vegetation regime during the early Holocene was marked by an increase in tree/herb ratio due to rising water levels under the influence of an increasingly strengthened EASM. Subsequently, a general decline of the tree/herb ratio occurred from a gradual decrease in water level during the mid and late Holocene when the EASM gradually retreated. The wettest stage marked by the highest water level and tree/herb ratio occurred 8.0–4.6 ka BP with the strongest EASM. The driest stage occurred during the last 0.4 ka BP, which was attributed to both the weakest EASM influence and anthropogenic disturbance. Our study provides an integrated view of the wetlands' ecological dynamics incorporating multi-factor interactions, which further sheds light on the EASM driving mechanisms on wetlands evolution during the Holocene Epoch. Schematic figure showing the historical interactions of vegetation, hydrology, and climate in a typical wetland on Heixiazi Island, NE China. The relatively strong East Asian summer monsoon (EASM) with high atmospheric precipitation tends to generate a higher water level with less herbaceous plants (a), while a weaker EASM stage with less precipitation leads to a lower water level and more herbaceous plants (b). The light blue and gray arrows indicate the separate pollen contributions of arboreal trees in elevated areas and herbs within the depressional wetland, respectively. Unlabelled Image • A palynological methodology aided in reconstructing vegetation history. • Holocene climatological and hydrological regimes were determined. • Holocene interactions of vegetation, hydrology, and climate were presented. • Wetland evolution was largely controlled by monsoonal precipitation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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