Pollen analysis of middle to late Holocene records shows little evidence for grazing disturbance to alpine grassland on the Tibetan Plateau until modern times

• Published in: Palaeogeography, palaeoclimatology, palaeoecology Vol. 627; p. 111745
• Main Authors: Wang, Nannan, Zhang, Yanrong, Liu, Lina, Li, Wenjia, Yu, Xiaoshan, Sun, Jian, Cao, Xianyong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.10.2023
• Subjects: alpine grasslands; Amaranthaceae; anthropogenic activities; Artemisia; Brassicaceae; Charcoal; China; Cyperaceae; data collection; ecosystem management; Exclosure; Fabaceae; Fungal spores; Grazing indicator pollen; Holocene epoch; humans; lakes; livestock; Middle-late Holocene; palaeogeography; paleoclimatology; paleoecology; palynology; Poaceae; pollen; pollen analysis; Procrustes rotation; Ranunculaceae; China; Grazing indicator pollen; Exclosure; Fungal spores; Procrustes rotation; Charcoal; Middle-late Holocene

Understanding human impact on the vegetation of the Tibetan Plateau through the Holocene is important for developing strategies for sustainable ecosystem management in the region. In this paper, 53 pairs of surface-soil samples from inside and outside livestock enclosures were obtained from across t...