The evolution of the great river systems of southern Asia during the Cenozoic India-Asia collision: rivers draining southwards

Phylogeny and biogeography of Chinese sisorid catfishes re-examined using mitochondrial cytochrome b and 16S rRNA gene sequences

“…Such a perspective is therefore still far from clear promoting us to pursue further studies of the molecular phylogenetics of the sisorid catfishes. It has long been recognized that paleo-drainages of major continental East Asian Rivers, draining the south-eastern Tibet plateau margin, differed markedly from their current drainage patterns (Brookfield, 1998;Clark et al, 2004;Gregory, 1925;Gregory and Gregory, 1923;Hallet and Molnar, 2001;Métivier et al, 1999;Seeber and Gornitz, 1983;Zeitler et al, 2001). In a recent study, Clark et al (2004) suggested that these rivers were once tributaries to a single southward flowing system, which drained into the South China Sea (Fig.…”

Zircon U-Pb geochronology and heavy mineral composition constraints on the provenance of the middle Miocene deep-water reservoir sedimentary rocks in the Yinggehai-Song Hong Basin, South China Sea

“…The previous provenance studies have illustrated that the Cenozoic sediments of the Y-SH Basin were from three major source terrains, the southern Yangtze Block (Red River), Indochina Block (central Vietnam) and Hainan Uplift (Gong et al, 1997;Brookfield, 1998;Clift and Sun, 2006;Xie, 2009;Yan et al, 2011;Wang et al, 2014bWang et al, , 2015aCao et al, 2015;Jiang et al, 2015) (Fig. 9).…”

Spatial analysis of stream power using GIS: SLk anomaly maps

“…Field observations and theoretical calculations show that river networks approach equilibrium over a long period (10 4 -10 6 yr), even in tectonically stable areas (Knox, 1976;Pizzuto, 1992;Brookfield, 1998). Nevertheless, rates of response increase exponentially from equilibrium and, therefore, gross deviations from equilibrium (when related to changes in uplift rates) must reflect relatively recent events (Brookfield, 1998;Bull, 1991).…”

“…Field observations and theoretical calculations show that river networks approach equilibrium over a long period (10 4 -10 6 yr), even in tectonically stable areas (Knox, 1976;Pizzuto, 1992;Brookfield, 1998). Nevertheless, rates of response increase exponentially from equilibrium and, therefore, gross deviations from equilibrium (when related to changes in uplift rates) must reflect relatively recent events (Brookfield, 1998;Bull, 1991). In bedrock rivers, adjustment to new equilibrium conditions is reached by changes in the incision rate, which is thought to be a function of either shear stress (Howard and Kerby, 1983) or total stream power (Summerfield, 1991;Finlayson and Montgomery, 2003).…”

“…This geomorphic index is very sensitive to changes in lithology and/or tectonic uplift. Hence, SL variations have been recognized as a useful reconnaissance tool in tectonically active areas for many years (Hack, 1973;Seeber and Gornitz, 1983;Merritts and Vincent, 1989;Brookfield, 1998;Carvajal and Sanz de Galdeano, 2001;Azor et al, 2002;Chen et al, 2003;Pérez-Peña et al, 2004, Goldrick andBishop, 2007). Most of these studies were based on comparisons of SL profiles along different rivers.…”