Massive corals record deforestation in Malaysian Borneo through sediments in river discharge

Abstract Ba/Ca proxy record of sediment in river discharge as measured from the skeletal remains of massive corals Porites Ba/Ca coral r = r = Ba/Ca coral records from this region showed a very similar upward trend to that of river discharge on multi-decennial timescales. The lack of similar increase and overall stability in the precipitation record suggests that the river discharge's trend recorded by corals is linked to the increasing land use associated with ever-growing deforestation. We argue that massive corals in this region are therefore valuable archives of past hydrological conditions and accurately reflect changes in land use patterns.

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Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Massive corals record deforestation in Malaysian Borneo through sediments in river discharge ; volume:20 ; number:8 ; year:2023 ; pages:1587-1604 ; extent:18
Biogeosciences ; 20, Heft 8 (2023), 1587-1604 (gesamt 18)

Creator
Naciri, Walid
Boom, Arnoud
Payne, Matthew
Browne, Nicola
Evans, Noreen J.
Holdship, Philip
Rankenburg, Kai
Nagarajan, Ramasamy
McDonald, Bradley J.
McIlwain, Jennifer
Zinke, Jens

DOI
10.5194/bg-20-1587-2023
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2023042708195586063227
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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  • Naciri, Walid
  • Boom, Arnoud
  • Payne, Matthew
  • Browne, Nicola
  • Evans, Noreen J.
  • Holdship, Philip
  • Rankenburg, Kai
  • Nagarajan, Ramasamy
  • McDonald, Bradley J.
  • McIlwain, Jennifer
  • Zinke, Jens

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