Climate change is causing extensive alterations to ecosystems globally, with some more
vulnerable than others. Alpine ecosystems, characterised by low-temperatures and …

Based on pollen data from 30 sequences reviewed here, we reconstruct the spatial and
temporal variations in temperature and in aridity that occurred during the Holocene in the …

Coal has long fueled human civilizations. The history of systematic coal fuel exploitation has
been traced back to the late third millennium before present (post-2500 BP). Although …

Although the pattern of Holocene temperature variations in central Asia is complex, it is clear
that temperature played a fundamental role in influencing humidity conditions and regional …

A comprehensive understanding of the regional vegetation responses to long‐term climate
change will help to forecast Earth system dynamics. Based on a new well‐dated pollen data …

During the past two decades there have been numerous studies of Holocene moisture
variations in arid central Asia (ACA). However, these available records show contradictory …

The long-term cooling or warming trend is one of the most important aspects of Holocene
paleoclimatic research. However, there are currently significant discrepancies among …

Due to their effects on snow/ice melting in mountains and evaporation in basins,
temperature variations are an important influence on the hydrological cycle and water …

China has a long history of civilization and agriculture, and its terrestrial ecosystems have
long been subjected to anthropogenic impacts. However, we lack detailed knowledge of the …

The Holocene evolution of moisture conditions in the arid **njiang region in inland NW
China is increasingly debated. Analysis of climatic reconstructions from lake sediments …