NDLI: Pollen evidence of early human activities in Erhai basin, Yunnan Province

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Author	Yang, Xiangdong Shen, Ji Jones, Richard T. Wang, Sumin Tong, Guobang Zhang, Zhenke
Copyright Year	2005
Abstract	The evidence of human activities around Erhai Lake catchment was revealed by pollen records from a sediment core in the lake, northwest Yunnan Province. The chronologic sequence based on AMS$^{14}$C data made it possible for pollen results to compare with archaeological records and historical documents. The preliminary deforestation started from the selective clearance at about 5500$^{14}$C a BP, marked by the loss of vertically distributed montane forest and the expansion of second pine woodland across the catchment. The deforestation resulted in the increase of surface runoff and the enhanced erosion in the catchment. The increased herbs of pasture and crop suggested the primitive agriculture and stockbreeding in study region. With the limited human activity, as well as the suitable climatic condition, second pine forest expanded quickly, resulting in the weakened soil erosion around the basin. The strong forest clearance inferred from pollen occurred since 2160$^{14}$C a BP, paralleling to the first dense immigration of population, when Yeyu County was first set up around west coast of Erhai Lake, documented in historic record. The development of agriculture led to the steady enhancement of soil erosion from farming land, increasing the input of fine materials and nutrients to the lake. Moreover, the serious deforestation by human activity stressed the vulnerability in ecosystem of the landscape. The time of primary anthropologic impact recorded from pollen is earlier than that of the oldest archaeological record by 1500 a ($^{14}$C year).
Starting Page	569
Ending Page	577
Page Count	9
File Format	PDF
ISSN	10016538
Journal	Chinese Science Bulletin
Volume Number	50
Issue Number	6
e-ISSN	18619541
Language	English
Publisher	Science in China Press
Publisher Date	2005-01-01
Publisher Place	Beijing
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Subject Keyword	pollen vegetation evidence of human activities Erhai Lake Life Sciences Physics Chemistry/Food Science Science Geosciences Engineering
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Multidisciplinary

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