DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2017.07.036
论文题名: Mid-late Holocene vegetation response to climatic drivers and biotic disturbances in the Banni grasslands of western India
作者: Pillai A.A.S. ; Anoop A. ; Sankaran M. ; Sanyal P. ; Jha D.K. ; Ratnam J.
刊名: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology
ISSN: 0031-0182
出版年: 2017
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Charcoal
; Dung fungal spore
; Isotope
; Monsoon
; Paleoecology
; Tropical grassland
英文摘要: Tropical grasslands and savannas are globally extensive, and are of significant environmental, economic, and ecological importance. These ecosystems are anticipated to be particularly sensitive to future changes in climate, and understanding how these systems have responded to climatic changes in the past can provide us with insights into their potential responses to future global change. In this study, the temporal dynamics of C3-C4 vegetation changes in response to changes in moisture availability, local fire events and changing levels of herbivory in a summer-rainfall region of Western India are reconstructed for the past ~4600calyrBP. Paleodata such as stable carbon isotope of bulk organic matter (δ13Corg), oxygen isotope from carbonate shells (δ18Oshell), macro-charcoal and herbivore dung fungal spores are reported from the retrieved cores of two wetland sites located in the Banni grasslands of Western India. Results show that vegetation in the Banni was composed mostly of C3 vegetation from ~4600 to ~2500calyrBP, after which there was a decline in C3 vegetation. From the late-Holocene to the present, there was a mix of both C3 and C4 vegetation, with C4 grasses being more abundant in the ecosystem. These shifts were coincident with rainfall changes from more mesic conditions during ~4600 to ~2500calyrBP to more arid conditions towards the present as indicated by δ18Oshell isotope data. The period of increase in C4 vegetation also coincides with a period of increased biotic disturbances in the ecosystem, particularly fire. Given the current scenarios of global warming, recurrent drought events and increased anthropogenic use of similar ecosystems, such studies can provide us insights into potential future trajectories of these ecosystems. © 2017 Elsevier B.V. Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/68120
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作者单位: National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, GKVK Campus, Bellary Road, Bangalore, Karnataka 560 065, India; Manipal University, Madhav Nagar, Manipal 576104, Karnataka, India; Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali, Punjab 140306, India; Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata, Mohanpur 741 246, West Bengal, India; School of Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
Recommended Citation:
Pillai A.A.S.,Anoop A.,Sankaran M.,et al. Mid-late Holocene vegetation response to climatic drivers and biotic disturbances in the Banni grasslands of western India[J]. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology,2017-01-01