That Undisclosed World: Eric Shipton’s Mountains of Tartary (1950). [PDF]
Mountains of Tartary (1950) recounts Eric Shipton’s mountaineering and travels in Xinjiang during his two postings as British Consul-General in Kashgar in the 1940s.
Westaway, Jonathan
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Anthocyanins from red cabbage are of great importance for their applications in the food industry as natural colorants and their beneficial effects on human wellness as natural antioxidants.
Yijun Chen+6 more
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Complete chloroplast genome sequence of Karelinia caspia (Pall.) Less. (Compositae)
Karelinia caspia (Compositae) is a perennial herbaceous plant owning high economic, feeding and medicinal values. It is widely distributed in desertification and saline alkali areas. The complete chloroplast genome was firstly reported in this study. The
Wenjuan Huang+5 more
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Active tectonic deformation around the Tarim Basin inferred from dense GPS measurements
The surrounding area of the Tarim Basin is featured by active tectonic deformation and intense seismic activity. The study of the crustal deformation characteristics of this area will help revealing the role of the Tarim Basin in the crustal evolution ...
Dongzhen Wang+3 more
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Phylogeography of a widespread terrestrial vertebrate in a barely-studied Palearctic region: green toads (Bufo viridis subgroup) indicate glacial refugia in Eastern Central Asia. [PDF]
The phylogeography of western Palearctic species is relatively well studied, but data on Eastern Central Asia are scarce. We present one of the first data sets from a widespread terrestrial vertebrate (Bufo pewzowi) inhabiting Eastern Central Asian ...
Qu, L.H.+5 more
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Patch-level based vegetation change and environmental drivers in Tarim River drainage area of West China [PDF]
Information on vegetation-related land cover change and the principle drivers is critical for environmental management and assessment of desertification processes in arid environments.
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Biological Traits and Isoenzymatic Characterization of Triplophysa strauchii from the Turks River
The intensification of human activities in recent years has led to significant overexploitation of Triplophysa strauchii populations, resulting in a decline in the species’ natural stocks.
Gulden Serekbol+9 more
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Due to deep burial of Precambrian in Tarim Basin, no breakthrough in the hydrocarbon exploration has been achieved from these strata, and development of high-quality source rocks is also uncertain.
Guangyou Zhu+6 more
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Groundwater fluctuations induced by ecological water conveyance in the lower Tarim River, Xinjiang, China [PDF]
Data from 40 monitoring wells across 9 sections of the lower Tarim River from 2000 to 2006 were analyzed to investigate the relationship between the transmission loss per unit river length and the change in groundwater depth. The relationship between the
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