Article contents
5.2-5.8 ka BP Paleoenvironment of the Southern Slope of Mount Raizan, Japan
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 July 2016
Abstract
Accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) radiocarbon dating and paleoecological analysis of slope deposits at Mt Raizan provided seven 14C dates indicating that landslides occurred in that area at 6.0 to 6.3 cal ka BP and 6.5 cal ka BP. Plant macrofossils, pollen grains, and spores point to a mixed forest at that time, consisting of conifers and broad-leaved trees. On the other hand, insect fossil indicates slightly colder climate than that of the flora. This difference may be attributed to varied sensitivities of each proxy to climatic changes.
- Type
- I. Our ‘Dry’ Environment: Above Sea Level
- Information
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2001 by the Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of the University of Arizona
References
- 2
- Cited by