Nannan Li (李楠楠)

Nannan Li (李楠楠)

Postdoctoral Fellow at Xiamen University, China
INQUA Fellow at Eawag, Switzerland

Holocene East Asian Monsoon Variability and Its Impacts on Terrestrial Ecosystems

The East Asian monsoon is an essential component of the global climate system, with its evolution and variability exerting profound impacts on the vegetation, populations, economies, and even cultures within the regions it influences.

In my research, I have utilized various geological records, including those from peatlands, lakes, and sand-paleosols. Through these records, I’ve conducted multiple proxy-based reconstructions, employing proxies such as pollen analysis, phytolith examination, charcoal assessments, and geochemical indicators. These reconstructions aim to elucidate the historical changes in the East Asian monsoon climate and its role in shaping landscape dynamics.

Figure. Comparisons of the Hongshuipao peatland paleo-records with regional and global paleoclimate profiles and solar forcing. ([Li et al., 2022](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2022.110842)).

Selected references

  • Li, N., Song, L., Sack, D., Lu, Z., Yu, F., Gao, G., Li, D., Li, M., Yang, Y., Zong, Y., and Jie, D., 2022. Phytolith and simulation evidence for precipitation-modulated vegetation dynamics along the East Asian monsoon margin. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 590: 110842. [link]
  • Li, N., Sharifi, A., Chambers, F.M., Ge, Y., Dubois, N., Gao, G., Li, D., Liu, L., Liu, H., Wang, J., Niu, H., Meng, M., Liu, Y., Zhang, G., and Jie, D. Linking Holocene East Asian monsoon variability to solar forcing and ENSO activity: Multi-proxy evidence from a peatland in Northeastern China. The Holocene 31: 966-982. [link]
  • Li, N., Xie, M., Sack, D., Dubois, N., Yang, X., Gao, G., Li, D., Liu, L., Liu, H. and Jie, D, 2021. Continuous aridification since the mid-Holocene as the main cause of C3/C4 dynamics in the grasslands of northeastern China. European Journal of Soil Science 72: 356-371. [link]
  • Li, N., Li, M., Sack, D., Kang,W., Song, L., Yang, Y., Zong, Y. and Jie, D, 2020. Diatomevidence for mid-Holocene peatland water-table variations and their possible link to solar forcing. Science of the Total Environment 725: 138272. [link]
  • Li, N., Chambers, F.M., Yang, J., Jie, D., Liu, L., Liu, H., Gao, G., Gao, Z., Li, D., Shi, J., Feng, Y., and Qiao, Z., 2017. Records of East Asian monsoon activities in Northeastern China since 15.6 ka, based on grain size analysis of peaty sediments in the Changbai Mountains. Quaternary International 447: 158–169. [link]