Little Ice Age wetting of interior Asian deserts and the rise of the Mongol Empire
The degree to which warming of the planet will alter Asia's water resources is an important
question for food, energy, and economic security. Here we present geological evidence …
question for food, energy, and economic security. Here we present geological evidence …
Human-induced changes in the distribution of rainfall
A likely consequence of global warming will be the redistribution of Earth's rain belts,
affecting water availability for many of Earth's inhabitants. We consider three ways in which …
affecting water availability for many of Earth's inhabitants. We consider three ways in which …
Climate change along the silk road and its influence on scythian cultural expansion and rise of the mongol empire
P Che, J Lan - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Climate change and cultural exchange both influenced cultural development along the
continental Silk Road during the late Holocene, but climate change and its influence on …
continental Silk Road during the late Holocene, but climate change and its influence on …
Landscape evolution and agro-sylvo-pastoral activities on the Gorgan Plain (NE Iran) in the last 6000 years
The Gorgan Plain (NE Iran) is characterized by fertile soils formed on a loess plateau and is
at present primarily exploited for intensive agriculture. However, the timing and intensity of …
at present primarily exploited for intensive agriculture. However, the timing and intensity of …
Late Pleistocene to Holocene evolution of the Emba Delta, Kazakhstan, and coastline of the north-eastern Caspian Sea: sediment, ostracods, pollen and …
Six cores, each approximately 10 m long, of late Pleistocene to Holocene age were studied
from the Emba Delta region in the north-eastern Caspian Sea. Radiocarbon dates provide …
from the Emba Delta region in the north-eastern Caspian Sea. Radiocarbon dates provide …
Late Quaternary Ponto-Caspian dinoflagellate cyst assemblages from the Gulf of Corinth, Central Greece (eastern Mediterranean Sea)
E Fatourou, A Kafetzidou, F Marret… - Marine …, 2023 - Elsevier
We present here the first long Quaternary record of organic-walled dinoflagellate cyst
assemblages analysed from sediment cores retrieved during the International Ocean …
assemblages analysed from sediment cores retrieved during the International Ocean …
Between the mountains and the sea: Late Holocene Caspian Sea level fluctuations and vegetation history of the lowland forests of northern Iran
E Ramezani, A Mrotzek, MRM Mohadjer… - Quaternary …, 2016 - Elsevier
Pollen analysis and radiocarbon dating of a core from northern Iran enable reconstructing
the past three millennia of vegetation dynamics of the Caspian lowlands and Alborz foothills …
the past three millennia of vegetation dynamics of the Caspian lowlands and Alborz foothills …
Higher in the mountains: Dynamics of agro-pastoral practices in a low-latitude mountain system (Karkas Mountains, central Iran) during the Mediaeval Warm Period …
Little is known about the impact of the Mediaeval Warm Period (MWP: 950–1250 CE) and
the Little Ice Age (LIA: 1250–1850 CE) on high-altitude agro-pastoral practices and the …
the Little Ice Age (LIA: 1250–1850 CE) on high-altitude agro-pastoral practices and the …
Temporal change in plant communities and its relationship to soil salinity and microtopography on the Caspian Sea coast
GV Klink, IN Semenkov, YD Nukhimovskaya… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
The gradual drying up of saltwater bodies creates habitats that are characterised by
changing environmental conditions and might be available only for a subset of plants from …
changing environmental conditions and might be available only for a subset of plants from …
Spiniferites cruciformis, Pterocysta cruciformis and Galeacysta etrusca: morphology and palaeoecology
Miocene to modern sediments of the Ponto-Caspian basins and Mediterranean Sea are
uniquely distinguished by presence of gonyaulacacean cysts with ellipsoid to cruciform …
uniquely distinguished by presence of gonyaulacacean cysts with ellipsoid to cruciform …