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20 Mar 2013
Research article |
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Deglacial and Holocene vegetation and climatic changes in the southern Central Mediterranean from a direct land–sea correlation
S. Desprat
EPHE, Environnements et Paléoenvironnements Océaniques et Continentaux (EPOC), UMR CNRS 5805, Université Bordeaux 1, 33405 Talence, France
N. Combourieu-Nebout
LSCE, UMR 1572 CNRS/CEA/UVSQ, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
L. Essallami
GEOGLOB, Sfax Faculty of Sciences, 3038 Sfax, Tunisia
M. A. Sicre
LSCE, UMR 1572 CNRS/CEA/UVSQ, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
I. Dormoy
UMR 6249 Chrono-Environnement, Université de Franche-Comté, 25030 Besançon, France
O. Peyron
UMR 6249 Chrono-Environnement, Université de Franche-Comté, 25030 Besançon, France
G. Siani
IDES, Earth Sciences Department, Université Paris XI, 91405 Orsay, France
V. Bout Roumazeilles
UMR CNRS 8217 GEOSYSTEMES, Université Lille 1, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
J. L. Turon
EPOC UMR CNRS 5805, Université Bordeaux 1, 33405 Talence, France
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High-resolution pollen analyses undertaken on two cores from southern France allow us to separate anthropogenic effects from climatic impacts on environments over the last 4500 years. A long-term aridification trend is highlighted during the late Holocene, and three superimposed arid events are recorded around 4400, 2600 and 1200cal BP coinciding in time with Bond events. Human influence on vegetation is attested since the Bronze Age and became dominant at the beginning of the High Middle Ages.
M. Magny, N. Combourieu-Nebout, J. L. de Beaulieu, V. Bout-Roumazeilles, D. Colombaroli, S. Desprat, A. Francke, S. Joannin, E. Ortu, O. Peyron, M. Revel, L. Sadori, G. Siani, M. A. Sicre, S. Samartin, A. Simonneau, W. Tinner, B. Vannière, B. Wagner, G. Zanchetta, F. Anselmetti, E. Brugiapaglia, E. Chapron, M. Debret, M. Desmet, J. Didier, L. Essallami, D. Galop, A. Gilli, J. N. Haas, N. Kallel, L. Millet, A. Stock, J. L. Turon, and S. Wirth
Clim. Past, 9, 2043–2071, https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-9-2043-2013, https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-9-2043-2013, 2013
N. Combourieu-Nebout, O. Peyron, V. Bout-Roumazeilles, S. Goring, I. Dormoy, S. Joannin, L. Sadori, G. Siani, and M. Magny
Clim. Past, 9, 2023–2042, https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-9-2023-2013, https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-9-2023-2013, 2013
L. Sadori, E. Ortu, O. Peyron, G. Zanchetta, B. Vannière, M. Desmet, and M. Magny
Clim. Past, 9, 1969–1984, https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-9-1969-2013, https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-9-1969-2013, 2013
M.-A. Sicre, G. Siani, D. Genty, N. Kallel, and L. Essallami
Clim. Past, 9, 1375–1383, https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-9-1375-2013, https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-9-1375-2013, 2013
O. Peyron, M. Magny, S. Goring, S. Joannin, J.-L. de Beaulieu, E. Brugiapaglia, L. Sadori, G. Garfi, K. Kouli, C. Ioakim, and N. Combourieu-Nebout
Clim. Past, 9, 1233–1252, https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-9-1233-2013, https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-9-1233-2013, 2013
V. Bout-Roumazeilles, N. Combourieu-Nebout, S. Desprat, G. Siani, J.-L. Turon, and L. Essallami
Clim. Past, 9, 1065–1087, https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-9-1065-2013, https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-9-1065-2013, 2013
M.-N. Woillez, M. Kageyama, N. Combourieu-Nebout, and G. Krinner
Biogeosciences, 10, 1561–1582, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-10-1561-2013, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-10-1561-2013, 2013
G. Siani, M. Magny, M. Paterne, M. Debret, and M. Fontugne
Clim. Past, 9, 499–515, https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-9-499-2013, https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-9-499-2013, 2013
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Subject: Vegetation Dynamics | Archive: Marine Archives | Timescale: Holocene
Holocene vegetation dynamics in response to climate change and hydrological processes in the Bohai region
Holocene vegetation and climate changes in the central Mediterranean inferred from a high-resolution marine pollen record (Adriatic Sea)
Rapid climatic variability in the west Mediterranean during the last 25 000 years from high resolution pollen data
Chen Jinxia, Shi Xuefa, Liu Yanguang, Qiao Shuqing, Yang Shixiong, Yan Shijuan, Lv Huahua, Li Jianyong, Li Xiaoyan, and Li Chaoxin
Clim. Past, 16, 2509–2531, https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-16-2509-2020, https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-16-2509-2020, 2020
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In this study, we present pollen and grain size data obtained from the Bohai Sea. The results reveal that soil development and salinity gradients are the main factors determining the vegetation dynamics of coastal wetland. Moreover, our pollen-based temperature index revealed a warm Early Holocene, a cool Middle Holocene and then a relatively warm Late Holocene. The main driving factors of temperature variation in this region are insolation, greenhouse gases and ENSO.
N. Combourieu-Nebout, O. Peyron, V. Bout-Roumazeilles, S. Goring, I. Dormoy, S. Joannin, L. Sadori, G. Siani, and M. Magny
Clim. Past, 9, 2023–2042, https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-9-2023-2013, https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-9-2023-2013, 2013
N. Combourieu Nebout, O. Peyron, I. Dormoy, S. Desprat, C. Beaudouin, U. Kotthoff, and F. Marret
Clim. Past, 5, 503–521, https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-5-503-2009, https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-5-503-2009, 2009
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