High-resolution reconstructions of Holocene sea-surface conditions from dinoflagellate cyst assemblages in the northern South China Sea

	High-resolution reconstructions of Holocene sea-surface conditions from dinoflagellate cyst assemblages in the northern South China Sea
	Li, Zhen; Pospelova, Vera; Liu, Lejun; Francois, Roger; Wu, Yongsheng; Mertens, Kenneth Neil; Saito, Yoshiki; Zhou, Rui; Song, Bing; Xie, Xin
刊名	MARINE GEOLOGY
	2021
卷号	438
英文摘要	A high-resolution dinoflagellate cyst analysis on a sediment core GLW31D from the northern South China Sea (SCS) was performed to reconstruct paleoceanographic conditions over the last 12,500 years through qualitative, semi-quantitative, and quantitative methods. A modern dataset with 398 reference sites in the northern Pacific was assembled and used to identify the relationship between dinoflagellate cyst assemblages and sea-surface temperature (SST), sea-surface salinity (SSS) and primary productivity (PP). Modern analog technique (MAT) was applied to offer first dinoflagellate-cyst-based quantitative estimates of Holocene sea-surface conditions in the western North Pacific. The downcore reconstructions show that SST, SSS and PP were predominantly controlled by the changes in coastal and oceanic currents due to the changes in sea level and monsoon systems. Our results indicate that SST increased while SSS and PP decreased from 12,500 to similar to 6800 cal yr BP, reaching the maximum SST and the minimum SSS and PP during similar to 6800-5000 cal yr BP, and followed by a slight decline in SST with minor increases in SSS and PP. The three intervals correspond to the regional onshore sea-level stages of rising, stabilization in a highstand and slight drop, respectively. The Kuroshio Current strongly influenced the core site before similar to 9900 cal yr BP, reflected by the highest abundances of oceanic Impagidinium spp. and high reconstructed SSS values. This can be explained by a lack of water input from the East China Sea before the opening of the Taiwan Strait. The warmest period, from similar to 6800 cal yr BP to similar to 5500 cal yr BP, is recorded by the highest Dapsilidinium pastielsii abundances. Two short-term high-PP events of similar to 2700-2400 cal yr BP and similar to 1000-600 cal yr BP, which were characterized by opposite climatic conditions, coincided with two notable societal (dynasty) collapses of China. Enhanced anthropogenic activities since the Late Bronze Age most likely partially affected the high PP through influencing river inputs to the northern SCS.
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://159.226.73.51/handle/332005/20454]
专题	中国科学院南京地理与湖泊研究所
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Li, Zhen,Pospelova, Vera,Liu, Lejun,et al. High-resolution reconstructions of Holocene sea-surface conditions from dinoflagellate cyst assemblages in the northern South China Sea[J]. MARINE GEOLOGY,2021,438.
APA	Li, Zhen.,Pospelova, Vera.,Liu, Lejun.,Francois, Roger.,Wu, Yongsheng.,...&Xie, Xin.(2021).High-resolution reconstructions of Holocene sea-surface conditions from dinoflagellate cyst assemblages in the northern South China Sea.MARINE GEOLOGY,438.
MLA	Li, Zhen,et al."High-resolution reconstructions of Holocene sea-surface conditions from dinoflagellate cyst assemblages in the northern South China Sea".MARINE GEOLOGY 438(2021).