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1. Evaluating the timing of the start of the Anthropocene from Northeast China: Applications of stratigraphic indicators

Author:
Liu, Hanxiang; Gao, Chuanyu; Wei, Chunfeng; Wang, Chunling; Yu, Xiaofei; Wang, Guoping
Source:
Ecological indicators 2018 v.84 pp. 738-747
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
Salix myrtilloides,   etc   ; Anthropocene epoch; Carex lasiocarpa; anthropogenic activities; carbon; drainage; ecosystems; heavy metals; humans; indicator species; peatlands; plant communities; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; principal component analysis; sediments; China;     Show all 16 Subjects
Abstract:
... The Earth can be described as having entered a new human-dominated geological epoch that is known as the “Anthropocene”, and determining the timing of the start of the Anthropocene has become important. Here, we combined sedimentological parameters (sedimentation rate and mean grain size), geochemical indicators (heavy metal enrichment factors, black carbon fluxes and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarb ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.09.040