Talk:Loess Plateau
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[edit] Loess Plateau pollen records
A google search of "Loess Plateru" and "pollen records" shows research that seems to suggest that the Loess Plateau was a grassland with frequent fires and never a heavy forest. I am not a scholar, does any one else have any knowledge or information? KAM 13:34, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
- I'll check my own research but I can say off the top of my head that the Loess Plateau was at somewhat forested because a) the Shang graph for farming indicated that Shang agriculture (Which developed on the plateau) took place among trees and b) the common Non-Arboreal Pollen vs. Arboreal Pollen counts indicate, at least ituitively, that there were trees to compare to non-tree sources. Whether it was a "heavy" forest, I don't know, but will check. Elijahmeeks 13:45, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
