Supported by Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University (Grant No. IRT0533);National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 40671193 and 40631003)
The Dajiuhu Basin at Shennongjia,located within typical East Asian Monsoon region,preserves a sub-alpine sphagnum peat deposition in its central area.The topmost 120 cm of the peat covers the last 4000 years according...