TY - JOUR
T1 - Holocene environmental changes in northern Mongolia inferred from diatom and pollen records of peat sediment
AU - Fukumoto, Yu
AU - Kashima, Kaoru
AU - Orkhonselenge, A.
AU - Ganzorig, U.
N1 - Funding Information:
We would like to deeply thank the members of the Institute of Geography, Mongolian Academy of Sciences for their support of our field survey represented by D. Dorjgotov, a director of the institute and O. Batkhishig. We are grateful to two reviewers who gave us helpful and constructive comments. This study was financially supported in part from Kyushu University Foundation.
Copyright:
Copyright 2012 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2012/3/16
Y1 - 2012/3/16
N2 - The Holocene paleoenvironment in Nur sphagnum bog, northern Mongolia, was reconstructed by diatom, pollen analysis and measurement of chemical properties on a 3.7. m long peat boring sample. Development processes of peatland are well reflected in these multiproxy records, showing that peat accumulation started as early as 9. ka. cal. BP, and the present acidic peat bog was established no later than 6. ka. cal. BP. Synchronous trends in diatom and pollen assemblages revealed wetter climate in the early Holocene and extensive drought in the mid-late Holocene centered at 5900-2800. cal. BP as a result of temperature increase and low precipitation. Periods of shifts in proxy data were potentially correlated with other studies in not only Mongolia and Siberia, but also the North Atlantic Ocean, and the climatic periods at 8.4 and 2.8. ka. cal. BP were highly significant. However, responses to climate changes seem regionally varied in time and strength, demonstrating that local differences in vegetation and orography greatly influence the balance of precipitation and evapotranspiration. Climate changes that coincided in time with the Medieval Climate Anomaly and Little Ice Age were observed as wetter (1200-980. cal. BP) and drier (370-240. cal. BP) conditions, probably caused by meridional shifts of westerlies.
AB - The Holocene paleoenvironment in Nur sphagnum bog, northern Mongolia, was reconstructed by diatom, pollen analysis and measurement of chemical properties on a 3.7. m long peat boring sample. Development processes of peatland are well reflected in these multiproxy records, showing that peat accumulation started as early as 9. ka. cal. BP, and the present acidic peat bog was established no later than 6. ka. cal. BP. Synchronous trends in diatom and pollen assemblages revealed wetter climate in the early Holocene and extensive drought in the mid-late Holocene centered at 5900-2800. cal. BP as a result of temperature increase and low precipitation. Periods of shifts in proxy data were potentially correlated with other studies in not only Mongolia and Siberia, but also the North Atlantic Ocean, and the climatic periods at 8.4 and 2.8. ka. cal. BP were highly significant. However, responses to climate changes seem regionally varied in time and strength, demonstrating that local differences in vegetation and orography greatly influence the balance of precipitation and evapotranspiration. Climate changes that coincided in time with the Medieval Climate Anomaly and Little Ice Age were observed as wetter (1200-980. cal. BP) and drier (370-240. cal. BP) conditions, probably caused by meridional shifts of westerlies.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.quaint.2011.10.014
DO - 10.1016/j.quaint.2011.10.014
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84857358396
SN - 1040-6182
VL - 254
SP - 83
EP - 91
JO - Quaternary International
JF - Quaternary International
ER -