Heterogeneous occurrence of evergreen broad-leaved forests in East Asia: Evidence from plant fossils
Evergreen broad-leaved forests (EBLFs) are widely distributed in East Asia and play a vital role in ecosystem stability. The occurrence of these forests in East Asia has been a subject of debate across various disciplines. In this study, we explored the occurrence of East Asian EBLFs from a paleobot...
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| author | Jiagang Zhao Shufeng Li Jian Huang Wenna Ding Mengxiao Wu Tao Su Alexander Farnsworth Paul J. Valdes Linlin Chen Yaowu Xing Zhekun Zhou |
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| description | Evergreen broad-leaved forests (EBLFs) are widely distributed in East Asia and play a vital role in ecosystem stability. The occurrence of these forests in East Asia has been a subject of debate across various disciplines. In this study, we explored the occurrence of East Asian EBLFs from a paleobotanical perspective. By collecting plant fossils from four regions in East Asia, we have established the evolutionary history of EBLFs. Through floral similarity analysis and paleoclimatic reconstruction, we have revealed a diverse spatio-temporal pattern for the occurrence of EBLFs in East Asia. The earliest occurrence of EBLFs in southern China can be traced back to the middle Eocene, followed by southwestern China during the late Eocene–early Oligocene. Subsequently, EBLFs emerged in Japan during the early Oligocene and eventually appeared in central-eastern China around the Miocene. Paleoclimate simulation results suggest that the precipitation of wettest quarter (PWetQ, mm) exceeding 600 mm is crucial for the occurrence of EBLFs. Furthermore, the heterogeneous occurrence of EBLFs in East Asia is closely associated with the evolution of the Asian Monsoon. This study provides new insights into the occurrence of EBLFs in East Asia. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-eeb4ac238cb04014a68fe961c583f4992025-02-12T05:31:30ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Plant Diversity2468-26592025-01-01471112Heterogeneous occurrence of evergreen broad-leaved forests in East Asia: Evidence from plant fossilsJiagang Zhao0Shufeng Li1Jian Huang2Wenna Ding3Mengxiao Wu4Tao Su5Alexander Farnsworth6Paul J. Valdes7Linlin Chen8Yaowu Xing9Zhekun Zhou10CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla 666303, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, ChinaCAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla 666303, ChinaCAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla 666303, ChinaCAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla 666303, China; Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, 8903 Birmensdorf, SwitzerlandCAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla 666303, China; Senckenberg Natural History Collections Dresden, Königsbrücker Landstraße 159, 01109 Dresden, GermanyCAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla 666303, China; State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation & Institute of Sedimentary Geology, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, ChinaSchool of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1SS, UK; State Key Laboratory of Tibetan Plateau Earth System, Environment and Resources (TPESER), Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, ChinaSchool of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1SS, UKSchool of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1SS, UKCAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla 666303, China; Corresponding author.CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla 666303, China; Corresponding author.Evergreen broad-leaved forests (EBLFs) are widely distributed in East Asia and play a vital role in ecosystem stability. The occurrence of these forests in East Asia has been a subject of debate across various disciplines. In this study, we explored the occurrence of East Asian EBLFs from a paleobotanical perspective. By collecting plant fossils from four regions in East Asia, we have established the evolutionary history of EBLFs. Through floral similarity analysis and paleoclimatic reconstruction, we have revealed a diverse spatio-temporal pattern for the occurrence of EBLFs in East Asia. The earliest occurrence of EBLFs in southern China can be traced back to the middle Eocene, followed by southwestern China during the late Eocene–early Oligocene. Subsequently, EBLFs emerged in Japan during the early Oligocene and eventually appeared in central-eastern China around the Miocene. Paleoclimate simulation results suggest that the precipitation of wettest quarter (PWetQ, mm) exceeding 600 mm is crucial for the occurrence of EBLFs. Furthermore, the heterogeneous occurrence of EBLFs in East Asia is closely associated with the evolution of the Asian Monsoon. This study provides new insights into the occurrence of EBLFs in East Asia.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468265924001215Evergreen broad-leaved forests (EBLFs)Plant fossilsEast AsiaPaleoclimatePaleovegetationAsian monsoon |
| spellingShingle | Jiagang Zhao Shufeng Li Jian Huang Wenna Ding Mengxiao Wu Tao Su Alexander Farnsworth Paul J. Valdes Linlin Chen Yaowu Xing Zhekun Zhou Heterogeneous occurrence of evergreen broad-leaved forests in East Asia: Evidence from plant fossils Plant Diversity Evergreen broad-leaved forests (EBLFs) Plant fossils East Asia Paleoclimate Paleovegetation Asian monsoon |
| title | Heterogeneous occurrence of evergreen broad-leaved forests in East Asia: Evidence from plant fossils |
| title_full | Heterogeneous occurrence of evergreen broad-leaved forests in East Asia: Evidence from plant fossils |
| title_fullStr | Heterogeneous occurrence of evergreen broad-leaved forests in East Asia: Evidence from plant fossils |
| title_full_unstemmed | Heterogeneous occurrence of evergreen broad-leaved forests in East Asia: Evidence from plant fossils |
| title_short | Heterogeneous occurrence of evergreen broad-leaved forests in East Asia: Evidence from plant fossils |
| title_sort | heterogeneous occurrence of evergreen broad leaved forests in east asia evidence from plant fossils |
| topic | Evergreen broad-leaved forests (EBLFs) Plant fossils East Asia Paleoclimate Paleovegetation Asian monsoon |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468265924001215 |
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