Holocene vegetation and climatic change inferred from isopollen maps on the Korean Peninsula

Soon Ock Yoon; Hye Ryung Kim; Sangill Hwang; Jongnam Choi

doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2011.03.005

Holocene vegetation and climatic change inferred from isopollen maps on the Korean Peninsula

Soon Ock Yoon
, Hye Ryung Kim
, Sangill Hwang
, Jongnam Choi

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Abstract

This study reconstructs nine isopollen maps at 1. ka intervals during the Holocene epoch, using pollen records at 28 sites across the Korean Peninsula. The accumulation rates of Alnus, Pinus (Diploxylon), Quercus and NAP/AP (Non-Arboreal Pollen/Arboreal Pollen) ratios are used as climate proxies. The regional proxy differences between the west and east coasts of the Korean Peninsula are highlighted. The differences probably result from the topographical characteristics of the Korean Peninsula, the climatic changes during the Holocene epoch, and human interferences through agricultural activities. In the early Holocene (10-7. ka. BP), Alnus and Quercus prevailed on the west coast as sea level rose significantly. Given the ecological characteristics of these genera, climate was humid across the Korean Peninsula but the west coast was wetter than the east coast. On the other hand, Pinus prevailed on the east coast in the late Holocene. After 2. ka. BP, the dramatic increase in Pinus, NAP, and the number of sites with an NAP/AP ratio greater than 1.0 and dominated by Gramineae suggest that human activities have influenced the vegetation on the Korean Peninsula.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	58-67
Number of pages	10
Journal	Quaternary International
Volume	254
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2011.03.005
Publication status	Published - 16 Mar 2012

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We would like to thank the editors of the Journal, Yi, S. and Park, C.S., for comments and translation corrections to our paper, and Moon, Y.R. for collection source data. This work was funded by the Korea Meteorological Administration Research and Development Program under Grant CATER 2009-2314 .

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