Late Holocene climate change and human impact inferred from the pollen record, Haman area, southern Korea

Chung, Chull-Hwan; Ryu, Choon Kil; Oh, Kangho

doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2014.04.012

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“…During the last decades, much research has occurred worldwide on the impacts of historical climate change, such as on agricultural production, human population and migration, disease and human health, human settlements, human activities, social unrest, and rise and fall of ancient civilizations (Kenneth, 1998;Weiss and Bradley, 2001;Haug et al, 2003;Zhang et al, 2005Zhang et al, , 2006Zhang et al, , 2007Lee et al, 2008;Fan, 2010;Lee and Zhang, 2010;Zhang et al, 2011;Du and Shi, 2012;Amorosi et al, 2013;Chang et al, 2014;Su et al, 2014;Welc and Marks, 2014;Chull et al, 2014). Some of the typical results include the collapses of the Akkadian civilization in western Asia and the Mayan civilization, induced by persistent drought (deMenocal, 2001;Haug et al, 2003), and the strong coincidence between climate change and major events in the history of Europe over the past 2500 years (Büntgen et al, 2011).…”

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Relationships between temperature change and grain harvest fluctuations in China from 210 BC to 1910 AD

Yin

Fang

2015

Quaternary International

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Relationships between temperature change and grain harvest fluctuations in China from 210 BC to 1910 AD

Yin

Fang

2015

Quaternary International

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“…Lepidobalanus reflected a warm climate, whereas P. subgen. Haploxylon reflected a cool climate (Chung, 2007; Chung et al, 2010; Chung, 2011; Chung et al, 2014; Park et al, 2016, 2019; Yoon et al, 2012). Thus, the modern pollen–climate relationships were consistent with the roles of known climate indicators.…”

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“…The HOF models showed that these genera occurred in cool, wet areas, which is consistent with the characteristics of plants inhabiting subarctic regions or high-elevation growth (>1000 m) in the southern KP (Korea National Arboretum, 2019). Abies , Picea , and Betula are known indicators of cold, dry climate in the KP (Chung, 2011; Chung et al, 2010, 2014; Park et al, 2019) and suggest plant growth on the plateaus of China (Cao et al, 2014; Zhao et al, 2011). P ann is the most important variable for pollen data due to low P ann in the northern and western plateaus of China, whereas T ann is the most important variable in southern China, where P ann exceeds 1000 mm (Li et al, 2017; Qian and Lin, 2005).…”

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Modern pollen–climate relationships and their application for pollen-based quantitative climate reconstruction of the mid-Holocene on the southern Korean Peninsula

Lee

Jun

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The Holocene

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A modern pollen dataset is a prerequisite for reconstructing quantitative paleoclimate and paleovegetation cover using fossil pollen records. Although multiple modern pollen–climate datasets have been established covering a wide range of climate conditions, such datasets are exceedingly rare for the Korean Peninsula (KP). In this study, we acquired a modern pollen dataset from 198 surface soil samples collected on 37 mountains on the southern KP. Redundancy analysis (RDA) and variation partitioning results identified mean annual temperature (Tann) as the most important climate variable shaping pollen assemblages on the southern KP. Using the pollen–climate relationships inferred from the RDA, we applied the Huisman–Olff–Fresco model and determined that arboreal pollen taxa responded sensitively to the climatic gradient, whereas non-arboreal pollen taxa did not. We applied weighted averaging–partial least squares (WA-PLS) and the modern analog technique (MAT) to the pollen dataset, and a comparison of the results showed that MAT performed better than WA-PLS. A transfer function was applied to fossil pollen records from the areas covered by our dataset; the results confirmed that annual precipitation (Pann) and Tann were modulated by different mechanisms, with Pann strongly affected by El Niño–Southern Oscillation-driven typhoons during the Holocene, whereas Tann was mainly influenced by the Tsushima Warm Current from 7500 to 5100 cal yr BP depending on Kuroshio Current inflow intensity, and subsequently followed by the East Asian winter monsoon during 5100–3400 cal yr BP.

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“…Some social events were notably in synchrony or were closely and intricately correlated with climate change. For example, studies have found that climate change has had an impact on agricultural production, population migration, economic fluctuation and peasant uprisings, and has even led to the replacement of dynasties, social vicissitudes and civilization collapse (Weiss and Bradley, 2001; Zhang et al ., 2007, 2015; Lee and Zhang, 2010; Butzer, 2012; Amorosi et al ., 2013; Hsiang et al ., 2013; Buckley et al ., 2014; Chung et al ., 2014; Pei and Zhang, 2014; Pei et al ., 2016; Welc and Marks, 2014; Zheng et al ., 2014). These studies have explained the natural factors leading to the occurrence of historical events (deMenocal, 2001; Haug et al ., 2003; Büntgen et al ., 2011).…”

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To what extent did changes in temperature affect China's socioeconomic development from the Western Han Dynasty to the Five Dynasties period?

Fang

2020

J Quaternary Science

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Analysing the contribution of climate and non‐climate change factors to social development and the occurrence of historical events represents important research on the impact of climate change. This study identifies combinations of social subsystem indices affected by temperature changes using the conceptual framework of food security, a priori knowledge and logical reasoning to statistically analyse three 10‐year data series (grain harvest grades, famine indices and economic levels) from the Western Han Dynasty to the Five Dynasties period of ancient China (210 bc to 960 ad). The results are as follows. For 94 of the 118 decades in the study period, social development was relatively directly related to temperature effects. On a decadal scale, against a cold background, grain production was closely related to temperature conditions in 40.7% of all decades. Economic prosperity and depressions in 5.1 and 21.2% of these decades, respectively, were directly related to temperature effects. Against a warm background, grain production was closely related to temperature conditions in 39% of all decades. Economic prosperity and depressions in 22 and 8.5% of these decades, respectively, were directly related to the temperature effects. The century and decadal‐scale characteristics were the same. Specifically, when mostly negative combinations of natural–socioeconomic factors dominated, the proportion of decades was slightly higher in cold than in warm periods. This case study enables a scientific understanding of the effect of changes in mean climate values/trends on social development and further demonstrates the different effects of the climate change process and mechanism. Climate cooling and warming may bring more positive than negative impacts in some regions and more negative than positive impacts in others. Complex feedback may amplify or reduce the impact of climate cooling and warming. Climate that evolves unfavourably has an impact more strongly correlated with the socioeconomic system's vulnerability and adaptability. © 2020 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Late Holocene climate change and human impact inferred from the pollen record, Haman area, southern Korea

Cited by 6 publications

References 22 publications

Relationships between temperature change and grain harvest fluctuations in China from 210 BC to 1910 AD

Relationships between temperature change and grain harvest fluctuations in China from 210 BC to 1910 AD

Modern pollen–climate relationships and their application for pollen-based quantitative climate reconstruction of the mid-Holocene on the southern Korean Peninsula

To what extent did changes in temperature affect China's socioeconomic development from the Western Han Dynasty to the Five Dynasties period?

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