A 1,100-year palaeoenvironmental record inferred from stable isotope and trace element compositions of ostracode and plant caryopses in sediments of Cattle Pond,Dongdao Island,South China Sea |
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Authors: | Xiaodong Liu Liguang Sun Gangjian Wei Yuhong Wang Hong Yan Kexin Liu Xiaohong Wu |
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Affiliation: | (1) Institute of Polar Environment, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China;(2) Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, China;(3) National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA;(4) Key Laboratory of Heavy Ion Physics, MOE & Institute of Heavy Ion Physics, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China;(5) School of Archaeology and Museology, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China |
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Abstract: | Abundant ostracode valves (Cyprinotus cingalensis) and caryopses of Urochloa paspaloides, a terrestrial grass, were well preserved in the lacustrine sediments of the Cattle Pond on Dongdao Island, South China Sea. Oxygen and carbon isotopes, and elements (Ca, Mg) were analyzed on ostracode valves and plant caryopses in this study. The δ18Oostracode and δ13Costracode exhibited a positive and statistically significant correlation, and showed a decreasing trend toward the top of sediment sequence with some fluctuations, indicating a gradual increase in effective moisture. The Mg/Ca ratios in the ostracode shells, generally used as a proxy for salinity changes in lake water, showed a trend toward lower values in the upper samples, reflecting a gradual decrease of salinity in the lake. The δ13Corg values in the plant caryopses of the upper 14 cm of sediment have lower values than those in the bottom sediments, suggesting less water and salinity stress. These results indicate increasing effective moisture and rainfall intensity over the past ∼1,100 years on Dongdao Island. |
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Keywords: | Stable isotopes Mg/Ca ratios Historical precipitation Tropical cyclone frequency Ostracodes Caryopses Lacustrine sediments Dongdao Island of South China Sea |
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