Title: Multiple expansions of C4 plant biomass in East Asia since 7 Ma coupled with strengthened monsoon circulation
Abstract: Research Article| September 01, 2005 Multiple expansions of C4 plant biomass in East Asia since 7 Ma coupled with strengthened monsoon circulation An Zhisheng; An Zhisheng 1State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 17, Xi'an 710075, China2Key Laboratory of Environmental Change and Natural Disaster of the Ministry of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Huang Yongsong; Huang Yongsong 3Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Liu Weiguo; Liu Weiguo 4Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 17, Xi'an 710075, China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Guo Zhengtang; Guo Zhengtang 4Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 17, Xi'an 710075, China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Steven Clemens; Steven Clemens 5Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Li Li; Li Li 6Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 17, Xi'an 710075, China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Warren Prell; Warren Prell 7Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Ning Youfeng; Ning Youfeng 8Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 17, Xi'an 710075, China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Cai Yanjun; Cai Yanjun 8Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 17, Xi'an 710075, China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Zhou Weijian; Zhou Weijian 8Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 17, Xi'an 710075, China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Lin Benhai; Lin Benhai 8Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 17, Xi'an 710075, China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Zhang Qingle; Zhang Qingle 8Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 17, Xi'an 710075, China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Cao Yunning; Cao Yunning 8Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 17, Xi'an 710075, China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Qiang Xiaoke; Qiang Xiaoke 8Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 17, Xi'an 710075, China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Chang Hong; Chang Hong 8Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 17, Xi'an 710075, China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Wu Zhenkun Wu Zhenkun 8Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 17, Xi'an 710075, China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Geology (2005) 33 (9): 705–708. https://doi.org/10.1130/G21423.1 Article history received: 28 Dec 2004 rev-recd: 09 May 2005 accepted: 10 May 2005 first online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation An Zhisheng, Huang Yongsong, Liu Weiguo, Guo Zhengtang, Steven Clemens, Li Li, Warren Prell, Ning Youfeng, Cai Yanjun, Zhou Weijian, Lin Benhai, Zhang Qingle, Cao Yunning, Qiang Xiaoke, Chang Hong, Wu Zhenkun; Multiple expansions of C4 plant biomass in East Asia since 7 Ma coupled with strengthened monsoon circulation. Geology 2005;; 33 (9): 705–708. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/G21423.1 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract The expansion of plants using the C4 photosynthetic pathway is one of the most prominent changes in the global ecosystem during the Cenozoic Era. A significant late Miocene expansion is well documented. However, the existence and cause of subsequent expansions are still not clear, owing in part to the lack of long, continuous climate-vegetation records. Here we present two high-resolution carbon isotope time series, covering the past 7 m.y., derived from eolian deposits on the Chinese Loess Plateau. The data indicate three intervals of significant C4 plant expansions within the semiarid monsoonal region of East Asia (ca. 2.9–2.7 Ma, 1.3–0.9 Ma, and 0.6 Ma–present). These expansions covary with strengthened East Asian summer monsoon circulation. We conclude that in East Asia, large-scale late Miocene C4/C3 vegetation changes in semiarid areas have been primarily driven by warm seasonal precipitation and temperature variations associated with changes in monsoon circulation. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.
Publication Year: 2005
Publication Date: 2005-01-01
Language: en
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