Comparison of changes in vegetation in northeast Greece with records of climate variability on orbital and suborbital frequencies over the last 450 000 years

Tzedakis, Polychronis C.; McManus, Jerry F; Hooghiemstra, H.; Oppo, Delia W; Wijmstra, T.A.

doi:10.1016/s0012-821x(03)00233-4

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“…McManus et al, 1999), terrestrial systems also varied significantly during the penultimate interglacial. For example, long vegetation records in southern Europe show a greater increase in open vegetation in sub-stage 7d than 7b and larger forest expansion in 7c than either 7e or 7a (Follieri et al, 1988;Tzedakis et al, 2003). This is in line with global records suggesting the lowest temperatures (Petit et al, 1999) and highest ice volumes occurred within 7d (McManus et al, 1999).…”

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An optically stimulated luminescence dated Middle to Late Pleistocene fluvial sequence from the western Solent Basin, southern England

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Bates

Schwenninger

et al. 2006

J Quaternary Science

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This paper presents numerical dating from a Middle to Late Pleistocene terrace deposit sequence in the Solent Basin, southern England. The sequence from the western part of the former Solent river system is one of the longest in Britain, with 18 mapped terrace aggradations. A set of 23 optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dates aim to provide dated tie-points within the lower part of the sequence at five stratotype locations. These dates are replicated at single sites, providing age estimates for fewer members, but increasing the reliability for those members that have been dated. The results provide two reliably dated tie-points within the sequence and suggest that (i) the lowest six terrace aggradations all postdate ca. 275 kyr (MIS 8), (ii) terraces may have aggraded during cold phases within the penultimate interglacial (MIS 7) and (iii) the interglacial deposits at Stone Point whose age has previously been contested are likely to be of Ipswichian (last interglacial, MIS 5e) age. These findings are compared to previous age models in the western Solent basin, with which they agree in part. They may suggest that fluvial activity in the Solent was particularly dynamic during MIS 7.

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“…McManus et al, 1999) and better-developed forest expansions in long southern European pollen records (e.g. Follieri et al, 1988;Tzedakis et al, 2003). These climatic oscillations could have caused rivers to cross response thresholds on multiple occasions.…”

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An optically stimulated luminescence dated Middle to Late Pleistocene fluvial sequence from the western Solent Basin, southern England

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Bates

Schwenninger

et al. 2006

J Quaternary Science

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“…In general, the second warm stage shows the highest amplitude of deciduous Quercus (peaked at 212.6 ka; Fig. 3f) of the entire sequence, which corresponds to the occurrence of the most floristically diverse and complete forest succession in southern European pollen diagrams at the same time (Follieri et al, 1988;Roucoux et al, 2008;Tzedakis et al, 2003b). In fact, deciduous Quercus percentages (ca.…”

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“…Preliminary comparison with the pollen records of Tenaghi Philippon (Tzedakis et al, 2003b) and the Ioannina basin (Roucoux et al, 2008) suggests that the extent and diversity of vegetation development is clearly controlled by insolation forcing and associated climate regimes (high summer temperatures, high winter precipitation). At Lake Van, the interglacial forest expansion is closely associated with the timing of the mid-June insolation peak (Tzedakis, 2005).…”

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“…This enables us to provide new detailed documentation of multiple vegetation and environmental changes in eastern Anatolia with a centennial-to millennial-scale temporal resolution of ∼ 180 to 780 years. Our record is placed in its regional context by the comparison with several archives from the Mediterranean region, e.g., Lake Ohrid (between the former Yugoslav republics of Macedonia and Albania; Sadori et al, 2016), the Ioannina basin (NW Greece; Frogley et al, 1999;Roucoux et al, 2008Roucoux et al, , 2011Tzedakis et al, 2003a), Tenaghi Philippon (NE Greece; Tzedakis et al, 2003bTzedakis et al, , 2006, and the Yammoûneh basin (Lebanon; Gasse et al, 2011Gasse et al, , 2015.…”

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A new high-resolution pollen sequence at Lake Van, Turkey: insights into penultimate interglacial–glacial climate change on vegetation history

Pickarski

Litt

2017

Clim. Past

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Abstract.A new detailed pollen and oxygen isotope record of the penultimate interglacial-glacial cycle, corresponding to the marine isotope stage (MIS) 7-6, has been generated from the Ahlat Ridge (AR) sediment core at Lake Van, Turkey. The presented Lake Van pollen record (ca. 250.2-128.8 ka) displays the highest temporal resolution in this region with a mean sampling interval of ∼ 540 years.The integration of all available proxies shows three temperate intervals of high effective soil moisture availability. This is evidenced by the predominance of steppe-forested landscapes (oak steppe-forest) similar to the present interglacial vegetation in this sensitive semiarid region between the Black Sea, the Caspian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea.The wettest and warmest stage, as indicated by highest temperate tree percentages, can be broadly correlated with MIS 7c, while the amplitude of the tree population maximum during the oldest penultimate interglacial (MIS 7e) appears to be reduced due to warm but drier climatic conditions. The detailed comparison of the penultimate interglacial complex (MIS 7) to the last interglacial (Eemian, MIS 5e) and the current interglacial (Holocene, MIS 1) provides a vivid illustration of possible differences in the successive climatic cycles. Intervening periods of treeless vegetation can be correlated with MIS 7d and 7a, in which open landscapes favor local erosion and detrital sedimentation. The predominance of steppe elements (e.g., Artemisia, Chenopodiaceae) during MIS 7d indicates very dry and cold climatic conditions. In contrast, the occurrence of higher temperate tree percentages (mainly deciduous Quercus) throughout MIS 7b points to relatively humid and mild conditions, which is in agreement with other pollen sequences in southern Europe.Despite the general dominance of dry and cold desertsteppe vegetation during the penultimate glacial (broadly equivalent to MIS 6), this period can be divided into two parts: an early stage (ca. 193-157 ka) with higher oscillations in tree percentages and a later stage (ca. 157-131 ka) with lower tree percentages and subdued oscillations. This subdivision of the penultimate glacial is also seen in other pollen records from southern Europe (e.g., MD01-2444 and I-284;Margari et al., 2010;Roucoux et al., 2011). The occurring vegetation pattern is analogous to the division of MIS 3 and MIS 2 during the last glacial in the same sediment sequence. Furthermore, we are able to identify the MIS 6e event (ca. 179-159 ka) as described in marine pollen records, which reveals clear climate variability due to rapid alternation in the vegetation cover.In comparison with long European pollen archives, speleothem isotope records from the Near East, and global climate parameters (e.g., insolation, atmospheric CO 2 content), the new high-resolution Lake Van record presents an improved insight into regional vegetation dynamics and climate variability in the eastern Mediterranean region.

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A 249 kyr stack of eight loess grain size records from northern China documenting millennial‐scale climate variability

Yang

Ding

2014

Geochem Geophys Geosyst

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In order to construct a stacked climatic record of millennial-scale variability for northern China, grain size was measured for 12,330 samples from eight thick loess sections. Between section correlation of these grain size records shows that, although small depositional hiatuses may be present within a single section, most parts of the sections display continuous dust deposition. By correlating the eight records with the precisely dated Chinese stalagmite d 18 O record, a stacked 249 kyr-long grain size time series was constructed, termed the ''CHILOMOS'' record, which is the first high-resolution stack documenting millennialscale variability in northern China. This stack shows millennial-scale climatic events superimposed on a prominent cooling trend during the last and penultimate glaciations, consistent with the pattern of increasing global ice volume. However, this cooling trend is dampened in the stalagmite record and totally suppressed in the low-latitude ocean record. It follows that the Loess Plateau, far from the low-latitude ocean, is largely influenced by the northern high-latitude ice sheets, while the proximal stalagmites of southern China primarily document signals from the low-latitude ocean. Cross correlations of climatic records from high and low latitudes demonstrate that the millennial-scale abrupt changes originated in the northern polar area and were propagated into East Asia largely through the East Asian winter monsoon. The CHILO-MOS record also confirms that the driest and coldest interval of the last 249 kyr occurred in the late MIS 6, and that MIS 7d was extremely cold and dry, similar to the stadial conditions of MIS 6.

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Comparison of changes in vegetation in northeast Greece with records of climate variability on orbital and suborbital frequencies over the last 450 000 years

Cited by 157 publications

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An optically stimulated luminescence dated Middle to Late Pleistocene fluvial sequence from the western Solent Basin, southern England

An optically stimulated luminescence dated Middle to Late Pleistocene fluvial sequence from the western Solent Basin, southern England

A new high-resolution pollen sequence at Lake Van, Turkey: insights into penultimate interglacial–glacial climate change on vegetation history

A 249 kyr stack of eight loess grain size records from northern China documenting millennial‐scale climate variability

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