Sediment load and carbon burial in the Yellow River during the Holocene

Extensive agricultural practices and deforestation accelerate soil erosion and thus considerably increase riverine sediment load, while large-scale soil conservation measures and dam construction can reduce it. Being the cradle of the chinese civilization, the Yellow river basin has been strongly influenced by intensive human activity during the Holocene. thanks to the long and continuous historical records available, the Yellow river is well suited for studying the long-term human impact on rivers and sedimentary basins.