Impact of the Yellow River capture on the paleoenvironmental changes of Hongze Lake,China

The Yellow River(YR) capture of the Huai River had a profound effect on the landscape evolution,ecology, and social development in China, disrupting the evolution of some vital shallow floodplain lakes.Because of the absence of lacustrine sediment provenance analysis, previous studies were inadequate in distinguishing the influence of YR capture on paleoenvironmental changes in these lakes, especially on landscape evolution, redox conditions, lake level changes, and organic productivity. The cur...