湘黔地区奥陶纪红花园期及宝塔期碳酸盐岩碳氧同位素与古环境

湘黔地区的奥陶纪红花园期及宝塔期在三都、吉首、桃源一线酉北为碳酸盐台地沉积。红花园期水体相对较浅，自西北而东南可划分为开阔台地相、台地滩相、台地边缘生物礁相、盆地边缘相；宝塔期水体较深，成为湮没了的台地。通过对红花园期和宝塔期碳酸盐稳定碳、氧同位素研究结果表明，其组成与环境的盐度、水体深度、水温及氧化－还原条件相关。随着含盐度的增加，碳氧同位素值也增大。水体变深，还原程度增强，则碳氧同位素值随之减小。     

早前寒武纪变质地层学研究的回顾与思考

主要论述了与早前寒武纪变质地层（学）有关的8个方面的问题：早前寒武纪变质地层的研究概况；早前寒武纪变质地层的复杂性和研究难度；早前寒武纪变质地层研究的思路和工作方法；早前寒武纪变质岩石地层单位岩群、岩组和杂岩的划分问题；重要区域性不整合的研究；鉴定变质地层的原岩类型、岩石性质和恢复古环境；正确区分变质地层和TTG岩系以及其他变质深成岩；变质地层时代的确定。另外，对今后的研究工作提出了3项建议。     

龙感湖地区近3000年来的气候环境变迁

本文通过分析龙感湖沉积物中的色素、孢粉、硅藻研究结果,探讨该区近３０００年来环境气候波动特点,结果表明：３２００－２４００ａＢＰ,色素含量较高,与温度条件较好有关。该带孢粉浓度也最高,阔叶乔木绎种花粉丰富,湿生及水生植物经常出现。总体上为相对暖湿阶段,其中仍有凉湿波动。２４００－１６００ａＢＰ,具体分为两个阶段,前期约２４００－２０００ａＢＰ,ＣＤ、ＴＤ、Ｍｙｘ含量明显较低,水生、湿生草本减少,气     

过去5000 a以来抚仙湖沉积物有机质碳同位素的古环境指示意义

通过测定抚仙湖沉积物全有机样品的稳定碳同位素组成(δ~(13)C_(org))、总氮、总有机碳含量指标并计算碳氮比值,对过去5000 a以来抚仙湖沉积物有机质来源、δ~(13)C_(org)的影响因素及其所指示的古环境意义进行分析.结果表明:在过去的5000 cal a BP里,抚仙湖沉积物有机质主要来源发生明显变化,沉积物有机质输入由内源水生生物和陆生C_3植物共同输入(5000-2300 cal a BP阶段)转变为以内源沉水植物、浮游植物和藻类等输入为主(2000 cal a BP至今阶段);有机质来源发生变化是造成抚仙湖沉积物δ~(13)C_(org)值变化的主要原因;2000 cal a BP以来,陆源有机质输入的锐减与人类活动的影响密切相关;在2300-2000 cal a BP阶段,抚仙湖沉积物δ~(13)C_(org)值的快速变化可能指示了抚仙湖流域的古环境在这一时期经历了快速变化的气候事件.     

淄博地区上新世巴漏河组的发现及意义

上新世巴漏河组在淄博地区的发现填补了该地区上新统的空白。阐述了巴漏河组的空间展布特征及其对新构造运动的指示意义 ;综合运用沉积岩相分析、孢粉分析、岩石化学分析等方法对巴漏河组剖面进行了系统研究 ,分析了其成因及形成时代 ,重建了淄博地区上新世晚期的沉积、生态及气候等古地理环境。认为巴漏河组是在上新世晚期由河流搬运堆积形成 ,在其沉积过程中 ,淄博地区的植被由针阔混交林演替为以松为主的针叶林 ,气候由暖湿的暖温带气候向冷湿气候变迁 ,并呈现出进一步干冷化的趋势     

Archaebacterial ether lipids: Natural tracers of biogeochemical processes

Methanogen ether lipids have been quantified in sediments from a Florida swamp and the Atlantic ocean. Swamp cores containing acyclic and monocyclic isopranyl ethers are clearly differentiated from deep sea sediments which also contain bicyclic compounds. A concentration maximum near the bottom of the sulfate reducing zone in deep sea sediments may reflect a biogeochemical system in which methanogenesis and sulfate reduction are coupled by the process of methane oxidation. Lipid diagenesis is evident in the deep sea sediments. Species zonation, possibly caused by oxygen sensitivity, is detected in the relative lipid abundances in swamp sediments.     

Simultaneous thin section and phytolith observations of finely stratified deposits from Neolithic Çatalhöyük,Turkey: implications for paleoeconomy and Early Holocene paleoenvironment

Simultaneous thin section and phytolith observations of finely stratified anthropogenic deposits from the Neolithic settlement of Çatalhöyük, Turkey, dated between 7400 and 6000 BC provide evidence for both the depositional context and phytolith assemblage of these deposits. Although extracted phytoliths provide a general picture of vegetation that supports existing evidence of a local wet marshland environment, comparisons with observations of phytoliths in situ indicate a diverse range of microcontexts, as well as depositional and post‐depositional processes that influence phytolith size. This has implications for studies that use conjoined phytolith size as a proxy for water availability and early agricultural practices. Observations indicate a significant background noise of phytoliths and micro‐charcoal in the deposits, linked to the frequent use of fire, which has implications for interpreting assemblages where phytolith counts are low, such as from floors of buildings. This study confirms the usefulness of phytoliths in providing information on human plant use and environment where the taphonomy of the deposits is clear, and provides new evidence for wet farming of at least some of the wheat found at the site. It also suggests there needs to be greater consideration of phytolith taphonomy, which can be provided to an extent by combining phytolith analysis with thin section micromorphology. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Late Miocene fish otoliths from the Colombacci Formation (Northern Apennines,Italy): implications for the Messinian ‘Lago‐mare’ event

A fish otolith assemblage from the Messinian ‘Lago‐mare’ deposits of the Colombacci Formation cropping out in the Montecalvo in Foglia Syncline, Marche, central Italy, is described. The assemblage displays a low diversity and consists of seven taxa belonging to three families: the Gobiidae, Myctophidae and Sciaenidae. Sciaenid otoliths are the most abundant elements representing 88% of the entire assemblage. The palaeoecological analysis reveals a coastal shallow marine environment strongly influenced by continental outflow. The low diversity and high abundance of the euryecious sciaenids are indicative of a very simplified food web, which probably represented an ecological response to the fluctuating environmental parameters and available food resources. The fish remains documented here provide an unambiguous evidence that normal marine conditions were present in the Mediterranean, at least in the upper part of the ‘Lago‐mare’ event, and unquestionably demonstrate that the marine refilling preceded the Mio‐Pliocene boundary. These findings clearly demonstrate that fishes, because of their mobility and migratory behaviour, represent a useful tool for the large‐scale interpretation of the environmental conditions of the Messinian Mediterranean water body. The necessity of a new scenario of palaeoenvironmental evolution for the post‐evaporitic Messinian of the Mediterranean is also discussed. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Stratigraphic completeness and resolution in an ancient mudrock succession

Mudrocks are the most common rock type at the Earth's surface, and they play a major role in informing current understanding of the palaeoenvironmental history of the planet. Their suitability for this purpose is at least partly underpinned by the assumed stratigraphic completeness of mudrock successions, and the ostensible fidelity with which they record temporal changes in palaeoenvironment. Mud does not necessarily accumulate, however, as a steady, near‐continuous ‘rain’ under low energy conditions. Advective modes of mud transport and episodic, ephemeral accumulation have been shown to dominate in many ancient successions. This has implications for the completeness of these records and their suitability for high‐resolution sampling and analysis. In this study, a numerical model of mud accumulation, parameterized with data from the Lower Jurassic of Yorkshire (UK) is presented to explore completeness and resolution constraints on ancient epicontinental mudrock successions. Using this model, stratigraphic completeness of the analysed Yorkshire succession is estimated to be ca 13% and ca 98% at centennial and millennial timescales, respectively. The findings indicate that sub‐millennial scale processes and events are unlikely to be accurately resolved, despite the largely unbioturbated and well‐laminated nature of the succession. Epicontinental mudrock successions are a crucial archive of ancient environmental changes, and the findings of this study help to define a plausible upper limit on the resolution achievable in these successions. Even with high‐resolution sampling, sub‐millennial scale records of palaeoenvironmental change may not be attainable in ancient epicontinental mudrocks.