Holocene sea-level reconstruction for the Yangtze delta plain, China

This study summarizes Holocene sea-level research at China and abroad and describes various relative sealevel indicators and scientific questions. There are clear differences in relative sea level in different areas of the world related to factors such as glacio-hydro isostasy, local differential tectonic subsidence, and sediment compaction and re-deposition. Basal peat, diatom and foraminifer-based sea-level transfer functions, marine sediments, palaeohuman ruins, total organic carbon/total nitrogen, δ13C, total organic carbon, total solids, and authengenic iron sulfide are impactful indicators, and all have their advantages and disadvantages in reconstructing Holocene sea level.