Overview
- Nominated as an outstanding Ph.D. thesis by Peking University
- Shows that the response modes of local forest to climate drying are various
- Illustrate the effects of climate, topography and other factors on forest migration
- Reveals the altitudinal migration pattern of these three dominated tree genera and the role of topographical factors on the migration of the forest-steppe border
Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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About this book
This book systematically discusses the vegetation dynamics in northern China since the LGM, with a focus on three dominant tree species (Pinus, Quercus and Betula). By integrating methods of palaeoecology, phylogeography and species distribution model, it reconstructs the glacial refugia in northern China, demonstrating that the species were located further north than previously assumed during the LGM. The postglacial dynamics of forest distribution included not only long-distance north-south migration but also local spread from LGM micro-refugia in northern China. On the regional scale, the book shows the altitudinal migration pattern of the three dominant tree genera and the role of topographical factors in the migration of the forest-steppe border. On the catchment scale, it analyzes Huangqihai Lake, located in the forest-steppe ecotone in northern China, to indentify the local forest dynamics response to the Holocene climatic change. It showsthat local forests have various modes of response to the climate drying, including shrubland expansion, savannification and replacement of steppe. In brief, these studies at different space-time scales illustrate the effects of climate, topography and other factors on forest migration.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Dr. Qian Hao
2014.01~2015.01, Plant Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Visiting Ph.D. (Funded by CSC)
2011.01~2016.01, Department of Ecology, College of Urban and Environment Sciences, Peking University, PhD. in Physical Geography.
2007.01~2011.01, Department of Forestry, Beijing Forestry University, B.S. in Forestry.
Beijing “Excellent graduate”
Peking University “Excellent graduate”, “Excellent doctoral dissertation”
Beijing Forestry University "Merit Student", "The First Prize of Liang Xi"Hao, Q., de Lafontaine, G., Guo, D., Gu, H., Hu, F.S., Han, Y., Song, Z. and Liu, H. (2017) The critical role of local refugia in postglacial colonization of Chinese pine: joint inferences from DNA analyses, pollen records, and species distribution modeling. Ecography, Online.
Hao, Q., Liu, H. and Liu, X. (2016) Pollen-detected altitudinal migration of forests during the Holocene in the mount
ainous forest-steppe ecotone in northern China. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 446: 70-77. Hao, Q., Liu, H., Yin, Y., Wang, H. and Feng, M. (2014) Varied responses of forest at its distribution margin to Holocene monsoon development in northern China. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 409: 239-248.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The LGM Distribution of Dominant Tree Genera in Northern China's Forest-steppe Ecotone and Their Postglacial Migration
Authors: Qian Hao
Series Title: Springer Theses
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2883-1
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-2882-4Published: 10 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-2883-1Published: 28 November 2018
Series ISSN: 2190-5053
Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 103
Number of Illustrations: 7 b/w illustrations, 19 illustrations in colour
Topics: Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography, Plant Ecology, Terrestial Ecology, Environmental Geography