The Quaternary faunas and climatic fluctuation in the tropical zone of China |
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Authors: | HUANG Zhenguo ZHANG Weiqiang |
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Institution: | 1. Guangzhou Institute of Geography, Guangzhou 510070, China|
2. Guangdong Business College, Guangzhou 510320, China |
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Abstract: | About 70 examples of Quaternary fauna in China's tropics are enumerated in this paper. Of which about 40% of the examples can be found even in cooling stages, showing the smaller amplitude of climatic fluctuation during Quaternary. According to the temporal and spatial distribution of tropical faunas, the following characters of climate variation can be evidenced: two main cycles in Early Pleistocene, three main cycles in Middle Pleistocene, two main cycles in Late Pleistocene and Holocene Megathermal. The drop in temperature during the Latest Glacial Period and Neoglaciation has not endangered the existence of tropical faunas. With influence of cooling fluctuation during historical period, some faunas have removed southwards progressively, but disappearance of these animals in China's tropics was mainly the result of artificial factors. |
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Keywords: | faunas climate China&rsquo s tropics |
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