High-resolution stalagmite δ13C record of soil processes from southwestern China during the early MIS 3

Dian Bing Liu; Yong Jin Wang; Hai Cheng; R. L. Edwards

doi:10.1007/s11434-012-5472-9

High-resolution stalagmite δ¹³C record of soil processes from southwestern China during the early MIS 3

Dian Bing Liu, Yong Jin Wang, Hai Cheng, R. L. Edwards

Earth and Environmental Sciences-Twin Cities

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Abstract

Knowledge of the evolution of pedogenic processes in the carbonate area is important to understand the dynamics of rock desertification. A precisely-dated stalagmite δ¹³C record between 61. 3 and 50. 5 ka BP from southwestern China, potentially related to soil biogenic CO₂ production, shifts within a narrow range between -9‰ and -7‰, and exhibits a prominent cycle of 350-470 a, independent of the Asian monsoon changes. This indicates that a threshold effect might control the amplitude of calcite δ¹³C variability, likely associated with the vertical soil loss in the carbonate area. The periodic δ¹³C changes reflect that the loss/recovery of soil cover can operate on centennial scale. Thus, the rock desertification in southwestern China might at least initiate 60 ka ago and should be of natural origin.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	796-802
Number of pages	7
Journal	Chinese Science Bulletin
Volume	58
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11434-012-5472-9
State	Published - Mar 2013

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Funding Information:
We thank two anonymous reviewers for their extensive and valuable comments. This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (41172148 and 41130210), and the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD).

Keywords

Wulu Cave
centennial changes
soil processes
stable carbon isotope
stalagmites

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