Late Holocene Vegetation Dynamics and Sea Level Fluctuations
A High-Resolution Record from Southeast India
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15801927 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jyoti Srivastava (0000-0002-5264-7995, Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, corresponding author), Pujarini Samal (0000-0003-2930-1002, National Botanical Research Institute), M C Manoj (0000-0001-8112-6315, Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 53-53 |
| Publication date | 2024-12-03 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Quaternary (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2571-550X • E-ISSN: 2571-550X |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/quat7040053 |
| OpenAlex | W4404958942 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 44 |
A detailed high-resolution study of climate and vegetation changes in two sedimentary profiles from the Godavari delta in India was conducted to understand extreme climate variability over the last 3000 years. These historical climate records are vital for predicting future climate changes influenced by increased human activity. Pollen records reveal several climatic periods: (1) an initial warm/humid phase (2260–1560 cal yr BP) with mangrove and tropical tree pollen and maximum pollen accumulation rate (PARmax), (2) a gradual shift to drier conditions with reduced mangrove and arboreal pollen, coinciding with to the Dark Ages Cold Period (1580–1070 cal yr BP), (3) a Medieval Warm Period (1090–580 cal yr BP) marked by a stronger summer monsoon, rejuvenation of mangroves and tree pollen, (4) a relatively cool and dry phase with abundant dry deciduous and non-arboreal pollen possibly linked to the Little Ice Age (580–80 cal yr BP), showing a weakened monsoon, and (5) recent warming since 80 cal yr BP. A semi-quantitative aridity, temperature, and moisture index based on pollen concentration variations have also been used to identify centennial-scale climatic cycles in the pollen record
Arboreal locomotion · Biology · Climate change · Climatology · Geography · Habitat · Holocene · Mangrove · Monsoon · Physical geography · Pollen · Vegetation (pathology · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Environmental Science · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology · Ecology · Geology · Oceanography
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |