The arc-shape Pamir tectonic belt is located on the northwestern margin of the Tibetian plateau. At present, there are many different understandings on the history of the Pamir Plateau uplift, mainly on the time of uplift, which seriously affects the ...
Wengao Zhang +3 more
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Indentation of the Pamirs with respect to the northern margin of Tibet: constraints from the Tarim basin sedimentary record [PDF]
The Pamirs represent the indented westward continuation of the northern margin of the Tibetan Plateau, dividing the Tarim and Tajik basins. Their evolution may be a key factor influencing aridification of the Asian interior, yet the tectonics of the ...
Ando, S. +10 more
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A story about the discovery of the largest glacier and the highest peak in heart of the Pamirs
The paper tells a story how the “blank spot” at the Pamirs center was puzzled out. In 1878, a small party of explorers headed by V.D. Oshanin had found here a big glacier about 30–40 km long and named it for Fedchenko. In 1884–85, known investigator G.E.
V. M. Kotlyakov
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The place and role of Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region in the state system of Tajikistan
The paper suggests a description of the place occupied in Tajikistan by the largest and less populated territory of the republic, namely Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, inhabited mostly by relative to Tajiks Pamiri peoples that possess ethnic and ...
P. B. Parshin
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A comparative analysis of the vertical distribution of butterflies (Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea, Papilionoidea) within the mountain ridges of the South-West Pamir (Tajikistan) [PDF]
The comparative analysis of butterfly faunas of the mountain ridges of South-West Pamir (Tajikistan) (Rushan, Shugnan, Shakhdara ridges) is presented. The butterfly fauna of this region contains 126 species: 107 species in Rushan ridge, 116 species in ...
S.K. Korb
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Effect of Fig Leaf Extract on Preservation Effect of Different Varieties of Green Walnut
Taking Wen 185, Xinfeng and Xin 2 green walnut as experimental materials, the preservation effect of fig leaf extract on green walnut was studied. The storage condition of walnut was 4 ℃ for 60 days, and the effects of fig leaf extract on the color ...
Zhenzhen DING +5 more
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A revision of the genus Ascelosodis L. Redtenbacher, 1868 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Pimeliinae: Edrotini) of Pamir [PDF]
A taxonomic review of the genus Ascelosodis L. Redtenbacher, 1868 (Tenebrionidae: Pimeliinae: Edrotini) of Pamir is given. The tribal placement of the genus is corrected (not Tentyriini as in Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera 2008 and not Erymetopini ...
S.N. Chigray
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Fold deformation in three dimensions involves shortening, uplift, and lateral growth. Fluvial terraces represent strain markers that have been widely applied to constrain a fold's shortening and uplift.
Burbank, Douglas W. +4 more
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Energy and land use in the Pamir-Alai Mountains [PDF]
In a comparative study of energy resources and energy consumption patterns in the Pamir-Alai Mountains of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, the relations between energy consumption, land use, and livelihoods were investigated.
Förster, Heidi +2 more
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This paper contains information on the records of bottom macroinvertebrates, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals collected during a field expedition to the valley of the Shokhdara River (in the vicinities of town of Khorog city) near its mouth ...
S. A. Afanasyev +6 more
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