History of human activity in South China since 7 cal ka BP: Evidence from a sediment record in the South China Sea

doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2024.108683

	History of human activity in South China since 7 cal ka BP: Evidence from a sediment record in the South China Sea
	Ju, Mengshan 1,3; Wan, Shiming 1,2,4; Clift, Peter D.5; Pei, Wenqiang 1; Jiao, Dongfeng 6; Zhang, Jin 1; Jiao, Wenjun 1; Zhao, Debo 1; Yu, Zhaojie 1; Song, Zehua1 ; Li, Anchun 1
	2024-06-01
发表期刊	QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS
ISSN	0277-3791
卷号	333 页码:14
通讯作者	Wan, Shiming(wanshiming@ms.qdio.ac.cn)
摘要	Human modifications of the Earth System have been getting increasing attention and this has resulted in the concept of the "Anthropocene". A complete sequence of human-environment interactions needs to be reconstructed to define the onset of the Anthropocene. To address the chronological gaps and provide a general history of human impact in South China during the Holocene, we present a comprehensive reconstruction of the vegetation, chemical weathering, and heavy metal emissions in the Pearl River and Hainan catchments since 7.0 cal ka BP, using a continuous record of black carbon, clay minerals, and major and trace element concentrations of sediment in Core ZK001 taken from the northwestern South China Sea. Based on high-resolution sediment records, combined with archaeological and historical documents, we propose that human impact in South China can be divided into three stages: a hunting-gathering age (7.0-2.9 cal ka BP), a transitional period (2.9-2.0 cal ka BP) and an intensive farming age (<2.0 cal ka BP). Climate controlled both the vegetation and chemical weathering intensity before 2.9 cal ka BP, after which forest clearance by human-induced fire became significant. Along with population growth and technological progress, enhanced human activities including deforestation, cultivation, and metallurgical activities, gradually superseded natural processes and profoundly impacted the environment in South China, especially after 2.0 cal ka BP. Combined with previous studies from the Pearl River catchment, the Anthropocene likely commenced at 2-3 cal ka BP at least in South China.
关键词	Anthropocene Human activities Vegetation Chemical weathering Heavy metals South China
DOI	10.1016/j.quascirev.2024.108683
收录类别	SCI
语种	英语
资助项目	National Natural Science Foundation of China[42125602] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[42076052] ; National Key Research and Development Program of China[2022YFF0800503] ; Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinses Academy Sciences[XDB40010100] ; Taishan and Aoshan Talents Program[2017ASTCP-ES01]
WOS研究方向	Physical Geography ; Geology
WOS类目	Geography, Physical ; Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
WOS记录号	WOS:001238419700001
出版者	PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
WOS关键词	PEARL RIVER DELTA ; HOLOCENE VEGETATION HISTORY ; CLAY MINERAL DISTRIBUTION ; BLACK CARBON ; SURFACE SEDIMENTS ; LAKE-SEDIMENTS ; HAINAN ISLAND ; LAND-USE ; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM ; ANTHROPOGENIC IMPACTS
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文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://ir.qdio.ac.cn/handle/337002/186066
专题	海洋环境腐蚀与生物污损重点实验室海洋环流与波动重点实验室
通讯作者	Wan, Shiming
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Oceanol, Key Lab Marine Geol & Environm, Qingdao 266071, Peoples R China 2.Qingdao Natl Lab Marine Sci & Technol, Lab Marine Geol, Qingdao 266061, Peoples R China 3.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China 4.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Oceanol, Key Lab Ocean Observat & Forecasting, Qingdao 266071, Peoples R China 5.UCL, Dept Earth Sci, London WC1E 6BS, England 6.Hainan Marine Geol Survey & Res Inst, Haikou 570206, Peoples R China
第一作者单位	中国科学院海洋研究所
通讯作者单位	中国科学院海洋研究所
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Ju, Mengshan,Wan, Shiming,Clift, Peter D.,et al. History of human activity in South China since 7 cal ka BP: Evidence from a sediment record in the South China Sea[J]. QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS,2024,333:14.
APA	Ju, Mengshan.,Wan, Shiming.,Clift, Peter D..,Pei, Wenqiang.,Jiao, Dongfeng.,...&Li, Anchun.(2024).History of human activity in South China since 7 cal ka BP: Evidence from a sediment record in the South China Sea.QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS,333,14.
MLA	Ju, Mengshan,et al."History of human activity in South China since 7 cal ka BP: Evidence from a sediment record in the South China Sea".QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS 333(2024):14.