Holocene vegetation variation in the Daihai Lake region of north-central China: a direct indication of the Asian monsoon climatic history

J Xiao, Q Xu, T Nakamura, X Yang, W Liang… - Quaternary Science …, 2004 - Elsevier
DH99a sediment core recovered at the center of Daihai Lake in north-central China was
analyzed at 4-cm intervals for pollen assemblage and concentration. The pollen record …

The age of tropical rain-forest canopy species, Borneo ironwood (Eusideroxylon zwageri), determined by 14C dating

H Kurokawa, T Yoshida, T Nakamura, J Lai… - Journal of Tropical …, 2003 - cambridge.org
Using 14C dating, the life span and growth rate of Borneo ironwood (Eusideroxylon zwageri,
Lauraceae), which is a canopy tree species with extremely durable and decay-resistant …

Modifying a sealed tube zinc reduction method for preparation of AMS graphite targets: Reducing background and attaining high precision

X Xu, SE Trumbore, S Zheng, JR Southon… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2007 - Elsevier
The sealed tube zinc reduction method for converting CO2 to graphite for AMS 14C
measurements was originally developed for rapid production of graphite in biomedical tracer …

Holocene East Asian monsoonal precipitation pattern revealed by grain-size distribution of core sediments of Daihai Lake in Inner Mongolia of north-central China

Y Peng, J Xiao, T Nakamura, B Liu, Y Inouchi - Earth and Planetary Science …, 2005 - Elsevier
Two sediment cores recovered in the central part of Daihai Lake in north-central China were
analysed at 2-to 4-cm intervals for grain-size distribution. Grain-size distributions of the lake …

Radiocarbon dating of “old” charcoal using a wet oxidation, stepped-combustion procedure

MI Bird, LK Ayliffe, LK Fifield, CSM Turney… - …, 1999 - cambridge.org
We present results that validate a new wet oxidation, stepped-combustion procedure for
dating “old” charcoal samples. An acid–base–wet oxidation (ABOX) pretreatment procedure …

Radiocarbon marine reservoir ages in the western Pacific estimated by pre-bomb molluscan shells

M Yoneda, H Uno, Y Shibata, R Suzuki… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2007 - Elsevier
Apparent 14C ages of the pre-bomb molluscan shells show new estimations of ΔR values
for the western Pacific including the East Sakhalin Current, Oyashio Current, Kuroshio …

Holocene climate changes in the monsoon/arid transition reflected by carbon concentration in Daihai Lake of Inner Mongolia

J Xiao, J Wu, B Si, W Liang, T Nakamura… - The …, 2006 - journals.sagepub.com
Two sediment cores recovered in the central part of Daihai Lake in north-central China were
analysed at 2-to 4-cm intervals for total inorganic and organic carbon (TIC and TOC) …

Holocene climate changes over the desert/loess transition of north-central China

J Xiao, T Nakamura, H Lu, G Zhang - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2002 - Elsevier
A 2-m trench section at the desert/loess transition of north-central China was analyzed at 2-
cm intervals for grain-size distribution (Md, μm) and total organic carbon (TOC,%). AMS 14C …

Some mycoheterotrophic orchids depend on carbon from dead wood: novel evidence from a radiocarbon approach

K Suetsugu, J Matsubayashi, I Tayasu - New Phytologist, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Mycoheterotrophic plants depend entirely on fungal associations for organic nutrients. While
most mycoheterotrophic plants are associated with the mycorrhizal partners of surrounding …

Are stored carbohydrates necessary for seed production in temperate deciduous trees?

T Ichie, S Igarashi, S Yoshida, T Kenzo… - Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Many tree species undergo large fluctuations from year to year in seed production, a
phenomenon known as masting. The resource budget model, based on the assumption that …