Historical changes in organic matter input to the muddy sediments along the Zhejiang-Fujian Coast, China over the past 160years

摘要

Highlights ? Two cores with good sedimentation rate records from coastal mud area were studied. ? Paleoenvironmental multiproxy indices were developed and applied. ? Anthropogenic activity markedly influenced terrestrial input proportion and marine productivity. ? Diagenesis affected quantitative calculation of relative contribution of various organic matter sources. ? Climate events had a good record in the core sediments. Abstract