Temperature controls on the C4 plants expansion in the mid-latitudes and its ecological implications for dryland paleoclimatic reconstruction: A stable carbon isotope …

P Wu, Y **e, Y Chi, Y Wang, R Liu - Earth-Science Reviews, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Knowledge of the dynamic evolution of vegetation and its forcing mechanisms in
the mid-latitude zone is critical to understanding how climate change modulates …

Surface soil phytolith assemblages across an altitudinal transect in the Qilian Mountains of Northwestern China, and their implications for palaeoecologic analysis in …

X Li, S Dong, Z Li, X Peng, Y Shen, Q **, X Yu… - Palaeogeography …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Reconstructing changes in altitudinal vegetation belts is crucial for comprehending
vegetation response to past environmental changes in arid alpine regions, however, proxy …

Spatial-temporal variations of Paleolithic human activities in Northeast China

N Chen, B Ming, Y Chen, H Wang, Y Zhao, D Jie… - Quaternary …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Northeast China played an irreplaceable role in population migrations and cultural
exchanges in East Asia during the Paleolithic. This paper collected 182 archaeological sites …

Evapotranspiration‐linked silica deposition in a basal tracheophyte plant (Lycopodiaceae: Lycopodiella alopecuroides): implications for the evolutionary origins of …

NS Whalen, TC Hunt, GM Erickson - New Phytologist, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Phytoliths, microscopic deposits of hydrated silica within plants, play a myriad of functional
roles in extant tracheophytes–yet their evolutionary origins and the original selective …

Lateral migration differs between phytolith morphotypes on sand dune surfaces

G Zhang, D Jie, G Gao, D Li, N Li… - European Journal of …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Arid and semi‐arid lands are exceptionally sensitive to climate change. However, the
application of phytolith analysis to these environments is hindered by the potential for lateral …

An outline of geochemical proxies used on marine sediments deposited during the Quaternary Period

US Banerji, KB Joshi, L Pandey, CP Dubey - Stratigraphy & Timescales, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The sediments have been a ubiquitous archive for paleoclimate reconstruction while the
marine sediments are considered to be serene and mostly undisturbed from anthropogenic …