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Dust pollen distribution on a continental scale and its relation to present-day vegetation along north-south transects in east China

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A series of dust pollen samples was collected along N-S transects in east China (18°N to 53°N latitudes). Sample sites extend from the cold-temperate zone in the north to the tropical region in the south. Pollen taxa characterize each region and reflect the natural and devastated vegetation as well as corresponding climatic zones. The quantitative pollen data can be used to estimate the spatial distribution of planted and introduced species. Valuable information of human disturbance of the natural forest is evaluated by quantitative comparison between dust pollen and in-situ pollen of protected forest. In addition, percentages of grass pollen vary regularly from north to south that is consistent with spatial distribution of net primary productivity in east China. Among all grasses, Artemisia and the Gramineae carry the clearest signal: their ratio increases northwards and therefore represent a suitable and convenient tool for palaeoclimate reconstructions.

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  1. Department of Earth Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China

    Zheng Zhuo, C. Beaudouin, Deng Yun & Huang KangYou

  2. Ecole Nationale Supérieure Agronomique de Montpellier, 34000, Montpellie, France

    P. Cour & M. Calleja

  3. Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China

    Huang CiXuan

  4. UMR CNRS 5554 ISEM, Université Montpellier 2, 34000, Montpellier, France

    D. Duzer & G. Robert

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Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant. No. 40331011)

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Zheng, Z., Cour, P., Huang, C. et al. Dust pollen distribution on a continental scale and its relation to present-day vegetation along north-south transects in east China. SCI CHINA SER D 50, 236–246 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11430-007-2059-4

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