Abstract:
Through an intensive study on pollen and spores from core CJ08-185,three palynological assemblages have been distinguished.Based on the AMS
14C dating data, three stages of the evolution of paleovegetation and paleoclimate have been reconstructed since the Atlantic period in the coastal areas of South Yellow Sea as follows:(1)The mixed forest of evergreen broad-leaf trees, deciduous broad-leaf trees and conifers, indicating a hot and moist climate(Atlantic period);(2)The mixed forest of conifers and broad leaves-grassland,taking
Quercus,Pinus as the main elements in palynological assemblages, reflecting a warm and little dry climate (Sub-Boreal period);(3)The mixed forest of conifers and broad leaves with a few kinds of evergreen broad-leaf trees.It was a warm and slightly dry period (Sub-Atlantic period).