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View article: Past aridity and dust drove biodiversity crises and altered pollination in the ancient gymnosperm <scp><i>Ephedra</i></scp> (Gnetales)
Past aridity and dust drove biodiversity crises and altered pollination in the ancient gymnosperm <span><i>Ephedra</i></span> (Gnetales) Open
The long‐term effects of present‐day climate change on pollination are unquantified. However, distinguishing climatic drivers of ancient changes in pollination could provide valuable insights into biotic responses to near‐future climate st…
View article: Erosion rate response to the reduction of forest cover following metallurgical activities on Elba Island (Italy)
Erosion rate response to the reduction of forest cover following metallurgical activities on Elba Island (Italy) Open
Latest with the onset of the Neolithic period, humans have modified the landscape by farming, extracting natural resources, and reducing forest cover. Many studies have demonstrated that these human activities can increase the vulnerabilit…
View article: Reply to Carrapa et al.: Central Puna uplift: Addressing criticisms, affirming conclusions
Reply to Carrapa et al.: Central Puna uplift: Addressing criticisms, affirming conclusions Open
Informal verbal interaction is the core matrix for human social life. A mechanism for coordinating this basic mode of interaction is a system of turn-taking that regulates who is to speak and when. Yet relatively little is known about how …
View article: Miocene surface uplift and orogenic evolution of the southern Andean Plateau (central Puna), northwestern Argentina
Miocene surface uplift and orogenic evolution of the southern Andean Plateau (central Puna), northwestern Argentina Open
We present stable hydrogen-isotope analyses of volcanic glass ( Dg) and radiometric ages (U–Pb zircon, U–Th calcite, AMS 14 C) from deformed sedimentary deposits in the vicinity of the intermontane Pocitos Basin in the central Puna of the…
View article: Accelerated Miocene incision along the Yangtze River driven by headward drainage basin expansion
Accelerated Miocene incision along the Yangtze River driven by headward drainage basin expansion Open
Along the southeastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau, the onset of rapid fluvial incision during the Miocene is commonly attributed to growth of high topography. Recent recognition of lacustrine strata preserved atop interfluves, however, …
View article: Last postglacial sea-level fluctuations control fluvial morphodynamics along the West Coast of Sumatra, Indonesia
Last postglacial sea-level fluctuations control fluvial morphodynamics along the West Coast of Sumatra, Indonesia Open
The west Coast of central Sumatra is situated above the Sumatra subduction zone and is characterized by short (< 100 km) and very steep (> 20°) bed rock channels draining the volcanic arc towards the Indian Ocean. Incision and fluvial…
View article: Kmz file
Kmz file Open
This kmz dataset includes geochronological and dDglass sample locations and results discussed in the main text.
View article: Early Eocene magnetostratigraphy and tectonic evolution of the Xining Basin, <scp>NE</scp> Tibet
Early Eocene magnetostratigraphy and tectonic evolution of the Xining Basin, <span>NE</span> Tibet Open
The Cenozoic strata of the Xining Basin, NE Tibet, have provided crucial records for understanding the tectonic and palaeo‐environmental evolution of the region. Yet, the age of the lower part of the sedimentary stratigraphy and, consequen…
View article: Response of Drainage Pattern and Basin Evolution to Tectonic and Climatic Changes Along the Dinarides-Hellenides Orogen
Response of Drainage Pattern and Basin Evolution to Tectonic and Climatic Changes Along the Dinarides-Hellenides Orogen Open
The junction of the Dinaric and Hellenic mountain belts hosts a trans-orogenic normal fault system (Shkoder-Peja Normal Fault, SPNF) that has accommodated oroclinal bending, as well as focused basin formation and drainage of the Drin River…
View article: Introduction to the special issue “Tibetan tectonics and its effect on the long‐term evolution of climate, vegetation and environment”
Introduction to the special issue “Tibetan tectonics and its effect on the long‐term evolution of climate, vegetation and environment” Open
The long‐term evolution of the Tibetan Plateau significantly influenced Asian climate, nearby ocean physics and chemistry, and terrestrial biodiversity. This range of impacts has attracted research attention from a correspondingly broad ra…
View article: Pleistocene to Holocene river terraces in the Tropoja Basin (northeastern Albania) record tectonic and climatic fluctuations modulated by drainage integration processes.&#160;
Pleistocene to Holocene river terraces in the Tropoja Basin (northeastern Albania) record tectonic and climatic fluctuations modulated by drainage integration processes.  Open
<p>River terraces provide insight into the spatial-temporal patterns of transient tectonic and climatic forcings. The Tropoja Basin is located at the junction of the Dinaride-Albanide-Hellenide belt in north-eastern Albania and is pa…
View article: Loess‐Like Dust Appearance at 40 Ma in Central China
Loess‐Like Dust Appearance at 40 Ma in Central China Open
Asian mineral dust has been studied extensively for its role in affecting regional‐to global‐scale climate and for its deposits, which enable reconstructing Asian atmospheric circulation in the past. However, the timing and origin of the d…
View article: Cenozoic evolution of the steppe-desert biome in Central Asia
Cenozoic evolution of the steppe-desert biome in Central Asia Open
The steppe-desert is much older than previously thought, but has evolved substantially from the Paleogene to the present.
View article: Asian paleoenvironments, paleogeography and paleobiodiversity interactions during the Greenhouse-Icehouse transition
Asian paleoenvironments, paleogeography and paleobiodiversity interactions during the Greenhouse-Icehouse transition Open
<p>The ongoing surge of international research on Asian Climate and Tectonics enables to better assess interactions between forcing mechanisms (global climate, India-Asia collision, Tibetan Plateau growth) and paleoenvironmental chan…
View article: Temperature decrease through the Eocene-Oligocene transition controls eco-hydrologic shifts in Central Asia
Temperature decrease through the Eocene-Oligocene transition controls eco-hydrologic shifts in Central Asia Open
<p>At ca. 34 Ma the Eocene-Oligocene transition (EOT) marks the shift from greenhouse conditions during the Eocene to the icehouse of the Oligocene and was the most pronounced cooling event during the Cenozoic. This event is well doc…
View article: Epicontinental seas as efficient carbon sinks: proto-Paratethys & West Siberian seas during the PETM
Epicontinental seas as efficient carbon sinks: proto-Paratethys & West Siberian seas during the PETM Open
<p>Removal of carbon on geological timescales is generally assumed to be governed by the relative strength of silicate weathering and organic carbon burial. For past transient warming phases organic carbon burial has been considered …
View article: Intensified hydrological cycle during the Early Eocene Climatic Optimum (EECO) recorded in the Xining Basin, NE Tibet
Intensified hydrological cycle during the Early Eocene Climatic Optimum (EECO) recorded in the Xining Basin, NE Tibet Open
<p>The evolution of Asian climate during the Cenozoic is traditionally linked to shifts in paleogeography such as the proto-Paratethys Sea incursions and uplift of the Tibetan Plateau driving monsoonal circulation and affecting the m…