Exploring the links between Large Igneous Provinces and dramatic environmental impact
An emerging consensus suggests that Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) and Silicic LIPs (SLIPs) are a significant driver of dramatic global environmental and biological changes, including mass extinctions.
Richard E. Ernst +8 more
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Complete chloroplast genome sequence of Thermopsis turkestanica Gand. (Leguminosae)
Thermopsis turkestanica Gand. is a perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the genus Thermopsis, Leguminosae, and is mainly distributed in dry areas. Most of the species in this genus have high medicinal value.
Pei-Pei Jiao +5 more
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Optimization of Peeling Process of Dried ‘Hui’ Jujube and Changes of the Functional Components
In this study, Xinjiang dry ‘Hui’ jujube was peeled by lye. The antioxidant activity was evaluated on the scavenging ability on ABTS+ free radicals and iron reducing ability.
Ebrayim AISAJAN +5 more
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Assessing the influence of the Merzbacher Lake outburst floods on discharge using the hydrological model SWIM in the Aksu headwaters, Kyrgyzstan/NW China [PDF]
Glacial lake outburst floods (GLOF) often have a significant impact on downstream users. Including their effects in hydrological models, identifying past occurrences and assessing their potential impacts are challenges for hydrologists working in ...
Krysanova, V +4 more
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Assessment of different modelling studies on the spatial hydrological processes in an arid alpine catchment [PDF]
To assess the model description of spatial hydrological processes in the arid alpine catchment, SWAT and MIKE SHE were jointly applied in Yarkant River basin located in northwest China.
Bao, Anming +6 more
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Reconstruction of the proto-type basin and tectono-paleographical evolution of Tarim in the Cenozoic
The Tarim Basin is the largest sedimentary basin in China, and it has experienced a complex tectonic evolutionary history. Reconstruction of the proto-type basin and tectono-paleogeography is helpful to understand the different stages of evolution of the
Lunyan Wei +7 more
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Mesozoic–Tertiary exhumation history of the Altai Mountains, northern Xinjiang, China: New constraints from apatite fission track data [PDF]
This study uses apatite fission track (FT) analysis to constrain the exhumation history of bedrock samples collected from the Altai Mountains in northern Xinjiang, China.
Allen +37 more
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Historical evolution and the effects of ecological management in Tarim Basin, China [PDF]
The Tarim Basin, in northwestern China, is the largest continental basin in the world, and hosts desert landscapes as well as extensive oasis agriculture. Many horticultural products come from this basin.
Chen YaNing +4 more
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Differences in the Functional Traits of Populus pruinosa Leaves in Different Developmental Stages
Populus pruinosa Schrenk has the biological characteristics of heteromorphic leaves and is a pioneer species for wind prevention and sand fixation. The functions of heteromorphic leaves at different developmental stages and canopy heights of P.
Juntuan Zhai +4 more
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A new paleogeographic configuration of the Eurasian landmass resolves a paleomagnetic paradox of the Tarim Basin (China) [PDF]
International audienceNew paleomagnetic data from Permian red beds and Middle Jurassic limestones from the Tarim Basin pose a paradox. Their declinations are similar to Upper Carboniferous to Neogene rocks collected from the same sections, and their ...
Chen, Yan +3 more
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