Geophysical Monograph Series, Page 1-26., 2021 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.
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Veterinary Medicine and ScienceHair follicles, as key accessory organs in mammalian skin, are precisely regulated for growth and development influenced by genetic factors, hormones, and the local microenvironment.
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Ecology and EvolutionClimate change is reshaping potential suitable habitats, species richness, and plant communities in arid regions. However, multi‐species assessments of distributional responses, species turnover, and conservation gaps for wild plants remain limited ...
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Phenological response of vegetation to upstream river flow in the Heihe Rive basin by time series analysis of MODIS data [PDF]
, 2011 Liquid and solid precipitation is abundant in the high elevation, upper reach of the Heihe River basin in northwestern China. The development of modern irrigation schemes in the middle reach of the basin is taking up an increasing share of fresh water ...
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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]
, 2013 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 ...
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Mesozoic–Tertiary exhumation history of the Altai Mountains, northern Xinjiang, China: New constraints from apatite fission track data [PDF]
, 2006 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.
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Linking Tarim Basin sea retreat (west China) and Asian aridification in the late Eocene [PDF]
, 2014 The Tarim Basin in western China formed the easternmost margin of a shallow epicontinental sea that extended across Eurasia and was well connected to the western Tethys during the Paleogene.
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Prehistoric agriculture and social structure in the southwestern Tarim Basin: multiproxy analyses at Wupaer. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2020 The oasis villages of the Tarim Basin served as hubs along the ancient Silk Road, and they played an important role in facilitating communication between the imperial centers of Asia.
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Structure and evolution of Precambrian basement in southwestern Tarim Basin
, 2023 The intensifying exploration for deep-buried oil and gas reserves in the southwestern Tarim Basin accelerates the necessity to understand how the structure and evolution of the Precambrian basement affect the development and distribution of Precambrian ...
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Genome Mining Reveals Rifamycin Biosynthesis in a Taklamakan Desert Actinomycete
MicroorganismsActinomycetes are recognized for producing diverse bioactive natural products, yet most biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) remain inactive under laboratory conditions.
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