Nematodes are among the most abundant organisms on Earth, and have important roles in
terrestrial, freshwater, and marine ecosystems. Free-living marine nematodes have been …

Human modifications of the Earth System have been getting increasing attention and this
has resulted in the concept of the “Anthropocene”. A complete sequence of human …

Abstract Selected heavy metals (Cu, Pb, Zn, Cr, Cd, and As) in 47 river sediment samples
collected in the Jiaozhou Bay (JZB) catchment were evaluated to assess their spatial …

Atmospheric CO 2 and global climate are closely coupled. Since 800 ka CO 2
concentrations have been up to 50% higher during interglacial compared to glacial periods …

Abstract Geochemical and Sr–Nd–Pb isotopic compositions of the detrital sediments from
ODP Hole 1202B and Taiwan rivers were measured in this study, aiming to reveal changes …

The Kuroshio current transports large amounts of heat and water vapor into the South China
Sea (SCS) through the Luzon Strait and plays a key role in modulating the surrounding …

In the past decade, the 800 km elongated mud belt off Zhejiang-Fujian coast, East China
Sea (ECS), has been extensively studied for understanding the source to sink processes on …

A high-resolution fire history in the Yangtze River Basin over the past 7.0 ka BP is
reconstructed based on the proxy of black carbon of sediment core ECMZ on the continental …

The Holocene lake sediment records are critical indicators of past global change studies.
This study attempts to reconstruct soil erosion rates (SERs) quantitatively based on lake …

Riverine transport of carbon from the land to the oceans plays a significant role in global
carbon cycle. However, multiple processes can affect aquatic carbon cycling, and the carbon …