Phosphorus Variations in Volcanic Sequences Reveal the Linkage Between Regional Tectonics and Terrestrial Biota Evolution
Abstract The Middle‒Late Mesozoic massive volcanism formed a considerable thickness of volcanic‐sedimentary strata in western Liaoning, northern China. Concomitantly, it elevated phosphorus (P) availability for the rapid bloom of the terrestrial Yanliao and Jehol biotas, which developed highly abund...
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| author | Chao Ma Yanjie Tang Stephen F. Foley Chenyang Ye Jifeng Ying Xinmiao Zhao Yan Xiao Hongfu Zhang |
| author_facet | Chao Ma Yanjie Tang Stephen F. Foley Chenyang Ye Jifeng Ying Xinmiao Zhao Yan Xiao Hongfu Zhang |
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| description | Abstract The Middle‒Late Mesozoic massive volcanism formed a considerable thickness of volcanic‐sedimentary strata in western Liaoning, northern China. Concomitantly, it elevated phosphorus (P) availability for the rapid bloom of the terrestrial Yanliao and Jehol biotas, which developed highly abundant biodiversity and biomass. Hence, systematic tectonic and geochemical analyses of these volcanic‐sedimentary sequences with a significant P fluctuation would advance our understanding of the coevolutionary relationship between terrestrial biotas and regional tectonics. Here, we show that the secular variation of P availability in the Mesozoic volcanic rocks were the immediate results of the changes in volcanic intensity and lithospheric thickness controlled by the geological background of the cratonic destruction resulting from the paleo‐Pacific plate subduction. This study reveals the constraint effect of regional tectonics on the evolution of terrestrial ecosystems through the volcanism and P cycle. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-76c0e2846a4543dcbb0d6cc917b12e412023-11-03T16:55:35ZengWileyGeochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems1525-20272022-08-01238n/an/a10.1029/2022GC010536Phosphorus Variations in Volcanic Sequences Reveal the Linkage Between Regional Tectonics and Terrestrial Biota EvolutionChao Ma0Yanjie Tang1Stephen F. Foley2Chenyang Ye3Jifeng Ying4Xinmiao Zhao5Yan Xiao6Hongfu Zhang7State Key Laboratory of Lithospheric Evolution Institute of Geology and Geophysics Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing ChinaState Key Laboratory of Lithospheric Evolution Institute of Geology and Geophysics Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing ChinaSchool of Natural Sciences Macquarie University North Ryde NSW AustraliaState Key Laboratory of Lithospheric Evolution Institute of Geology and Geophysics Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing ChinaState Key Laboratory of Lithospheric Evolution Institute of Geology and Geophysics Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing ChinaState Key Laboratory of Lithospheric Evolution Institute of Geology and Geophysics Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing ChinaState Key Laboratory of Lithospheric Evolution Institute of Geology and Geophysics Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing ChinaState Key Laboratory of Lithospheric Evolution Institute of Geology and Geophysics Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing ChinaAbstract The Middle‒Late Mesozoic massive volcanism formed a considerable thickness of volcanic‐sedimentary strata in western Liaoning, northern China. Concomitantly, it elevated phosphorus (P) availability for the rapid bloom of the terrestrial Yanliao and Jehol biotas, which developed highly abundant biodiversity and biomass. Hence, systematic tectonic and geochemical analyses of these volcanic‐sedimentary sequences with a significant P fluctuation would advance our understanding of the coevolutionary relationship between terrestrial biotas and regional tectonics. Here, we show that the secular variation of P availability in the Mesozoic volcanic rocks were the immediate results of the changes in volcanic intensity and lithospheric thickness controlled by the geological background of the cratonic destruction resulting from the paleo‐Pacific plate subduction. This study reveals the constraint effect of regional tectonics on the evolution of terrestrial ecosystems through the volcanism and P cycle.https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GC010536volcanismphosphorus variationterrestrial biotacrustal thickeninglithospheric thinningplate subduction |
| spellingShingle | Chao Ma Yanjie Tang Stephen F. Foley Chenyang Ye Jifeng Ying Xinmiao Zhao Yan Xiao Hongfu Zhang Phosphorus Variations in Volcanic Sequences Reveal the Linkage Between Regional Tectonics and Terrestrial Biota Evolution Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems volcanism phosphorus variation terrestrial biota crustal thickening lithospheric thinning plate subduction |
| title | Phosphorus Variations in Volcanic Sequences Reveal the Linkage Between Regional Tectonics and Terrestrial Biota Evolution |
| title_full | Phosphorus Variations in Volcanic Sequences Reveal the Linkage Between Regional Tectonics and Terrestrial Biota Evolution |
| title_fullStr | Phosphorus Variations in Volcanic Sequences Reveal the Linkage Between Regional Tectonics and Terrestrial Biota Evolution |
| title_full_unstemmed | Phosphorus Variations in Volcanic Sequences Reveal the Linkage Between Regional Tectonics and Terrestrial Biota Evolution |
| title_short | Phosphorus Variations in Volcanic Sequences Reveal the Linkage Between Regional Tectonics and Terrestrial Biota Evolution |
| title_sort | phosphorus variations in volcanic sequences reveal the linkage between regional tectonics and terrestrial biota evolution |
| topic | volcanism phosphorus variation terrestrial biota crustal thickening lithospheric thinning plate subduction |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GC010536 |
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