ArticlePloS one2025
Pollen assemblages and distribution characteristics in surface sediments of karst caves on the Guizhou Plateau, southwestern China.
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Abstract
Cave sediments commonly contain crucial sedimentary evidence of past environmental change and human activity. Fossil pollen sequences within these deposits hold great potential for reconstructing paleoenvironmental changes and human-environment relationships; however, the extent to which cave pollen faithfully reflects the external environment remains controversial, especially in complex cave systems. This study conducted pollen analysis in surface sediment samples from two karst caves with complex geometry on the Guizhou Plateau. The pollen assemblages in surface sediment within 5-15 m of the entrance of complex caves with multiple entrances and passages or a single entrance and multiple chambers were highly similar to those of external surface soil/fresh moss samples and they exhibited strong correlations, indicating a good representation of external vegetation. Additionally, the high pollen concentration in the area made it an ideal sampling area for pollen analysis. In the middle-to-rear parts of the caves, although improved ventilation enhanced the representation of pollen assemblages for external vegetation, pollen concentrations were significantly lower than those near the entrance. This necessitates careful selection of samples for pollen analysis from cave sediments. Moreover, humid cave environments, animal transportation, and plant growth within the cave may lead to spatial heterogeneity in pollen assemblages, thereby affecting their representativeness of the external environment. The present study provides theoretical references for understanding the relationship between cave pollen assemblages and the external environment and offers important evidence for future archaeological and paleoenvironmental reconstruction studies in this region using cave pollen.
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