Three-dimensional evolution of the Yangtze River mouth, China during the Holocene: impacts of sea level, climate and human activity

Z Wang, Y Saito, Q Zhan, X Nian, D Pan, L Wang… - Earth-Science …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract The Yangtze (Changjiang) mega-delta, China, has a high risk of coastal erosion
owing to the recent high rate of relative sea-level rise and reduced sediment supply. The …

Chronology constraints on the complex sedimentary stratigraphy of the paleo-Yangtze incised valley in China

L Gao, H Long, Y Hou, Y Feng - Quaternary Science Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Numerous studies have documented the sedimentary sequences of the Yangtze Delta in
response to relative sea-level changes since the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM). However, the …

Formation of the Yangtze Shoal in response to the post-glacial transgression of the paleo-Yangtze (Changjiang) estuary, China

J Liu, J Qiu, Y Saito, X Zhang, X Nian, F Wang, G Xu… - Marine Geology, 2020 - Elsevier
The Yangtze shoal lies east of the Yangtze (Changjiang) River estuary, China, at water
depths of~ 25–55 m and is one of the largest subaqueous, sheet-like sand banks in the …

Early to mid-Holocene sedimentary evolution on the southeastern coast of Hangzhou Bay, East China, in response to sea-level change

Y Lyu, C Tong, Y Saito, ME Meadows, Z Wang - Marine Geology, 2021 - Elsevier
Muddy coasts downdrift of large river mouths trap fine-grained sediments supplied from
these rivers and have provided important settlement sites for prehistoric people, although …

Shallow gas in the Holocene mud wedge along the inner East China Sea shelf

Y Chen, B Deng, J Zhang - Marine and Petroleum Geology, 2020 - Elsevier
High-resolution seismic surveys were carried out in the inner shelf of the East China Sea to
investigate the distribution of shallow gas in Holocene sediments. Shallow gas is distributed …

The sedimentary evolution of Yangtze River delta since MIS3: A new chronology evidence revealed by OSL dating

L Gao, H Long, P Zhang, T Tamura, W Feng… - Quaternary …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The Yangtze River delta, one of the largest tide-dominated deltas in the world, is a
valuable archive for studying the land-sea interaction. Previous investigations have mainly …

Response of Shallow Gas‐Charged Holocene Deposits in the Yangtze Delta to Meter‐Scale Erosion Induced by Diminished Sediment Supply: Increasing …

Y Chen, B Deng, G Zhang, W Zhang… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
River deltas have long been considered important carbon sinks. However, the presence of
shallow gas and the processes of delta erosion caused by diminished sediment supplies …

Anatomy of the transgressive depositional system in a sediment-rich tide-dominated estuary: The paleo-Yangtze estuary, China

J Su, D Fan, JP Liu, Y Wu - Marine and Petroleum Geology, 2020 - Elsevier
Sediment-rich tide-dominated estuary is generally considered nonexistent or ephemeral
under the stable sea-level condition, given the rapid transition to a deltaic system after …

Phytoplankton productivity and community structure variations over the last 160 years in the East China Sea coast in response to natural and human-induced …

L Chen, J Liu, G Xu, F Li - The Holocene, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Eutrophication has caused drastic changes to the marine ecosystem of the East China Sea
during the past decades. However, there is relatively sparse evidence of historical changes …

The environmental significance and low-oxygen indicator potential of benthic foraminiferal assemblages in surface sediments off the Changjiang River (Yangtze River …

J Yuan, X Ding, K Cao, X Pan, P Yin - Marine Geology, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract 86 surface sediment samples and a core (CDZS38) from the Changjiang River
Estuary (CRE) and its adjacent area were collected to investigate the environmental …