5.2-5.8 ka BP Paleoenvironment of the Southern Slope of Mount Raizan, Japan

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Okuno, Mitsuru
Nagaoka, Shinji
Hase, Yoshitaka
Mori, Yuichi
Konomatsu, Masahiko
Takahashi, Toshihiko
Nakamura, Toshio
Nishida, Tamio
Issue Date
2001-01-01

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Okuno, M., Nagaoka, S., Hase, Y., Mori, Y., Konomatsu, M., Takahashi, T., ... & Nishida, T. (2001). 5.2-5.8 ka BP paleoenvironment of the southern slope of Mount Raizan, Japan. Radiocarbon, 43(2B), 703-710.
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Department of Geosciences, The University of Arizona
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Radiocarbon
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From the 17th International Radiocarbon Conference held in Jerusalem, Israel, June 18-23, 2000.
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http://hdl.handle.net/10150/654407
DOI
10.1017/S0033822200041369
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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.
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0033-8222
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