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Climate and environmental changes during the past millennium in central western Guizhou, China as recorded by Stalagmite ZJD-21

Resource
Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 40(6), 1111-1120
Journal
Journal of Asian Earth Sciences
Journal Volume
40
Journal Issue
6
Pages
1111-1120
Date Issued
2011
Author(s)
Kuo, T.-S.
Liu, Z.-Q.
HONGCHUN LI  
Wan, N.-J.
CHUAN-CHOU SHEN  
Ku, T.-L.
DOI
10.1016/j.jseaes.2011.01.001
URI
http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79952164876&partnerID=MN8TOARS
http://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/363404
Abstract
Stalagmite ZJD-21 (12.3-cm long) was collected from Zhijin Cave in Zhijin County, Guizhou, China. Its 210Pb profile and seven 230Th/234U dates indicate that the stalagmite has grown continuously for the past 1100years. The δ18O record of ZJD-21 indicates that δ18O in the stalagmite was mainly influenced by rainfall amount and/or summer/winter rain ratio, with lighter values corresponding to wetter climatic conditions and/or more summer monsoonal rains. The ZJD-21 δ18O record suggests: (1) dry/warm climates during AD 950-1100 (overlapping with most of the Medieval Warm Period, MWP, in Europe); (2) strengthening of the summer monsoon from the MWP toward the beginning of the Little Ice Age (LIA) at AD 1250; (3) relatively wet/cold conditions occurred between AD 1250 and 1500, shown by relatively light δ18O values; (4) the summer monsoon intensity strongly declined referred by the increase δ18O trend from AD 1500 to AD 1600, perhaps resulting in dry/cold conditions; and (5) a strongly enhancement of the summer monsoon intensity appeared from AD 1700 to 1950, reflecting wet/cold conditions during the late period of the LIA. On decadal scales the monsoonal climate of central western Guizhou can be either warm/wet and cold/dry, or warm/dry and cold/wet. The δ13C variations in ZJD-21 on decadal-to-centennial scales respond mainly to vegetation changes with heavier values reflecting lesser amount of forest coverage. Prior to AD 1700, the δ13C generally co-varied with δ18O reflecting the expected more extensive vegetation growth (lighter δ13C) under wetter climate (lighter δ18O). However, during the past 300years the δ13C increased sharply showing an opposite trend to that of δ18O. This observation strongly suggests that a decline of surface vegetation due to an artificial deforestation might have occurred - an occurrence coincident with the large-scale immigration into central western Guizhou in connection with copper-mining activities during the reign of Emperor Yongzheng of Qing Dynasty. Since the late 1890s, especially in the past 50years, population surge has led to serious karst rocky desertification in the area. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd.
Subjects
Guizhou; Karst rocky desertification; Oxygen and carbon isotopes; Paleoclimate; Speleothem; Zhijin Cave
SDGs

[SDGs]SDG10

[SDGs]SDG13

Other Subjects
carbon isotope; cave system; desertification; environmental change; karst; lead isotope; Medieval Warm Period; oxygen isotope; paleoclimate; speleothem; stalagmite; thorium isotope; vegetation dynamics; China; Guizhou
Type
journal article

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