Agriculture and environmental change at Qingpu, Yangtze delta region, China: a biomarker, stable isotope and palynological approach

Agriculture and environmental change at Qingpu, Yangtze delta region, China: a biomarker, stable isotope and palynological approach

Rice (Oryza sp.) agriculture sustains vast numbers of people and, despite great advancements made in recent years, questions about its origins and spread throughout Asia remain unanswered. This study uses sedimentary biomarker, stable carbon isotope and palynological analyses to investigate early ri...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Atahan, P., Grice, Kliti, Dodson, J.
Format: Journal Article
Published: SAGE Publications 2007
Subjects:
Yangtze delta
rice
green
late Holocene
origin
agriculture
subsidence
alkanes
vegetation
neolithic
biomarkers
stable isotopes
pollen
carbon
province
records
sediment storage
China
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/46032

Internet

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/46032

Similar Items