Climatic or tectonic control on organic matter deposition in the South China Sea? A lesson learned from a comprehensive Neogene palynological study of IODP Site U1433

Late Miocene to Present Paleoclimatic and Paleoenvironmental Evolution of the South China Sea Recorded in the Magneto‐Cyclostratigraphy of IODP Site U1505

“…The SCS receives a large number of terrigenous materials from surrounding rivers under the influence of the East Asian monsoon (Boulay et al., 2007; Clift et al., 2014; Liu et al., 2016; Wan et al., 2006, 2010b), and preserves high‐resolution sediment archives of past regional and global climate changes due to its high sedimentation rate. Over the past two decades, several international cruises have carried out scientific drilling in the SCS, obtaining high‐resolution records (Li, Lin, et al., 2014; Prell et al., 1999; Wang et al., 2014), and contributing to the understanding of paleohydrology (e.g., Miao et al., 2017, 2018), tectonic and sedimentary environment evolution (e.g., Song et al., 2017; Sun et al., 2019; Yang et al., 2019), sediment provenance (e.g., Boulay et al., 2005; Kissel et al., 2018; Li et al., 2003), carbon cycling (e.g., Bao et al., 2019; Gerotto et al., 2020), and paleoclimate (e.g., Boulay et al., 2007; Gai et al., 2020; Tian et al., 2011; Wan, Tian, et al., 2010) in the SCS.…”

Sediment Provenance of the Nansha Trough Since 40 ka B.P. in the South China Sea: Evidence From δ13Corg, TOC and Pollen Composition

“…Isotopic compositions in charcoal (produced by forest fires) have been used to reveal the connection between paleo-vegetation and past climate along with fire history (Jia et al, 2003). Furthermore, pollen distribution in marine sediment has also been used as a unique proxy to determine terrestrial paleo-productivity (Sun and Li, 1999;Sun et al, 2003;Wang et al, 2009;Dai et al, 2018;Luo et al, 2018;Miao et al, 2018).…”