Formation and Evolution of Ancient Lakes on South Coast Plain of Laizhou Bay |
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Authors: | Han Mei Zhou Baohua Yang Peilin Gao Guiqin Zhang Weiying |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Geography , Shandong Normal University , Jinan , 250014 , China;2. Department of Geography , Jinan University , Jinan , 250001 , China |
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Abstract: | Abstract Based on the data of historical geography, the analysis of the stratigraphic section, and the textual research of place names and satellite photographic interpretations, the authors study the formation and evolution of ancient lakes on the south coast plain of Laizhou Bay where there were once three lakes: Judian Lake, Qingshuibo Lake and Biehua Lake. All the lakes formed 6000 years ago evolved from the lagoons near the estuary and went through two periods, the golden age in the Middle Holocene and the shrinking age in the Late Holocene. The disappearance of the lakes resulted from the drying climate, the migration of the river courses and the activities of human beings. Among the three reasons, the migration of the river courses is the main one. |
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Keywords: | ancient lake cause historical evolution south coast plain of Laizhou Bay |
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