Zanzibar to the Yellow Sea: A transect of Quaternary studies from 6°S, 39°E to 35°N, 127°E

摘要

This volume of Quaternary International brings together a diverse collection of papers discussing aspects of Quaternary research, from Zanzibar through Sri Lanka, India, China, to the Yellow Sea. The topics covered include palynological processes and dynamics, changes in marine environments and sea level, tectonism and resulting geomorphic features, magnetic archaeointensity, meteorological and climatic trends and patterns, lacustrine sedi-mentology and evaporite mineralogy, speleothem analysis, influences on plant growth, influences on farming and animal husbandry, and mammalian taxonomy and palaeontology.