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Engineering, Environmental
Andrey N. Tsyganov, Evgeny A. Zarov, Yuri A. Mazei, Mikhail G. Kulkov, Kirill V. Babeshko, Svetlana Y. Yushkovets, Richard J. Payne, Joshua L. Ratcliffe, Yulia A. Fatyunina, Elya P. Zazovskaya, Elena D. Lapshina
Summary: By using a multi-proxy approach, researchers reconstructed the development of Mukhrino mire in Western Siberia and gained a better understanding of its response to climate change. With a warmer and wetter climate in the future, regional mires are likely to remain as carbon sinks, but a reversion to a wooded state with reduced carbon sink strength is also possible.
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Geography, Physical
Yana Tikhonravova, Anna Kuznetsova, Elena Slagoda, Ekaterina Koroleva
Summary: This study investigated the properties of permafrost and cryostructure in Holocene peatlands and underlying Pre-Holocene deposits in the Pur-Taz interfluve area of Northern West Siberia. The findings provide insights into the vegetation dynamics, peatland changes, and climate history during the Holocene at the Arctic treeline.
QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
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Geochemistry & Geophysics
J. K. Sjostrom, R. Bindler, A. Martinez Cortizas, S. Bjorck, S. V. Hansson, A. Karlsson, D. T. Ellerton, M. E. Kylander
Summary: Atmospheric mineral dust has significant impacts on the climate system and provides critical nutrients to ecosystems. This study examines the interplay between dust deposition and bog development, revealing the relationship between the bog ecosystem and dust deposition.
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Geography, Physical
Cheryl A. Noronha-D'Mello, A. Nair, B. S. Mahesh, A. K. Warrier, Rahul Mohan, Siby Kurian
Summary: The study reveals that during the last glacial period, intensified wind and freeze-thaw action of ice actively weathered the high elevation western catchment, leading to persistent perennial lake ice-cover, anoxia, low sedimentation, weak brackish conditions. As deglacial conditions augmented around 18.8 cal. kyr BP, increased catchment meltwater flow enhanced sediment transport and transformed the lake into a freshwater basin, although perennial ice-cover still prevailed.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2021)
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Boris K. Biskaborn, Larisa Nazarova, Tim Kroeger, Lyudmila A. Pestryakova, Liudmila Syrykh, Gregor Pfalz, Ulrike Herzschuh, Bernhard Diekmann
Summary: The study examines millennial-scale climate change history in eastern Siberia by analyzing multi-proxy time series derived from sediment cores of Lake Bolshoe Toko in southeastern Yakutia, Russia. The changes in diatom species abundances are related to repeated episodes of thermal stratification and specifically to the onset of the Holocene Thermal Maximum. The analysis also reveals relationships between sediment-geochemical data, paleoclimate variability, and diatom species richness, showing a lag in changes of diatom alpha diversity behind deposited organic carbon concentrations.
FRONTIERS IN EARTH SCIENCE
(2021)
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
S. K. Krivonogov, A. N. Zhdanova, P. A. Solotchin, A. Y. Kazansky, V. V. Chegis, Z. Liu, M. Song, S. V. Zhilich, N. A. Rudaya, X. Cao, O. V. Palagushkina, L. B. Nazarova, L. S. Syrykh
Summary: The largest endorheic lake in Siberia, Lake Chany, is found to be very young, dating back no more than 3.6 thousand years ago. The lake originally started as a swampy landscape before transforming into a shallow lake 3.6 thousand years ago, eventually reaching its modern depth of 6.5 meters in the last millennium. The research also provides insights into the regional vegetation and climate change in the West-Siberian forest-steppe and steppe over the past 4 thousand years.
GEOSCIENCE FRONTIERS
(2023)
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Ecology
Cas F. Carroll, Jacquelyn L. Gill, Caitlin McDonough MacKenzie
Summary: Identifying refugia, where species can survive during unsuitable climate, is crucial for conservation in a warming world. Conservation paleobiology combines fossil records with modeling to locate refugia and understand vulnerability to climate change. A case study in Acadia National Park demonstrates the importance of using plant macrofossils and pollen to update vulnerability assessments and locate potential future refugia.
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2023)
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Geochemistry & Geophysics
Elena V. Bezrukova, Alena A. Amosova, Victor M. Chubarov
Summary: Long-term and continuous lake sedimentary records are valuable in interpreting paleoenvironmental histories and understanding terrestrial environmental responses to global warming. However, deep continental high-mountain regions lack sedimentary records from the Late Glacial and Holocene epochs. In this study, a 150 cm sediment core from Lake Kaskadnoe-1 was analyzed using X-ray fluorescence (XRF) geochemistry to provide insights into the paleoenvironmental history of the East Sayan Mountains.
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Anna Sinyutkina
Summary: This study investigated the drainage impact on vegetation and peat deposit in Western Siberia bogs, finding that large raised bogs are relatively stable and capable of self-restoration, while small bogs are more susceptible to drainage effects.
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Geography, Physical
Petra Hajkova, Libor Petr, Michal Horsak, Eva Jamrichova, Jan Rolecek
Summary: Western Podillia is a biogeographic crossroads with rich biodiversity, maintaining an open or semi-open landscape since the Holocene. Multi-proxy studies reveal the environmental history of the region, showing the unusual combination of relatively humid climate and continuity of open landscapes.
QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS
(2022)
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Geography, Physical
N. E. Ryabogina, I. A. Idrisov, E. D. Yuzhanina, A. Borisov
Summary: This study presents new palaeoecological records from arid areas in the western sector of the Caspian Lowland, highlighting the environmental alterations driven by global climatic factors and regional features initiated by the Caspian Sea. The origins and water sources of wetlands in the region vary based on their association with the Caspian Sea or winter-cyclonic precipitation. The paleoecological records suggest that wetlands in arid areas have undergone significant changes due to intensive human activity, including burning, overgrazing, and the use of swamp herbs for construction purposes.
QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS
(2022)
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Anthropology
Robert J. Losey, Tatiana Nomokonova, Mikhail V. Pastukhov, Alexis Hunter, Aleksei G. Novikov, Olga I. Goriunova, Andrzej W. Weber
Summary: This study develops osteometric methods for assessing Baikal seal body size, including body mass and nose-tail length. These methods can be expediently used to estimate seal body mass and length and provide useful insights on seal use at the Sagan-Zaba II habitation site on Lake Baikal. These methods complement those already developed for estimating seal age and season of death.
ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Madeleine Moyle, John F. Boyle, Richard C. Chiverrell
Summary: The study reconstructs trajectories in terrestrial phosphorus dynamics in the Northern Hemisphere during the Holocene using lake sediment records. Mountain sites show falling phosphorus supply following natural soil development, while lowland sites exhibit progressively increasing phosphorus supply due to historic agriculture. The reconstructions provide empirical data for constraining long-term landscape phosphorus cycling models and identify pre-disturbance baselines for lake water quality, essential for target-driven lake management.
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Plant Sciences
Christoph Schworer, Erika Gobet, Jacqueline F. N. van Leeuwen, Sarah Bogli, Rachel Imboden, W. O. van der Knaap, Nadezhda Kotova, Sergej Makhortykh, Willy Tinner
Summary: The study demonstrates significant changes in vegetation and fire dynamics around Lake Svityaz during the Holocene. A boreal forest was established around 13,450 years ago, followed by the expansion of temperate tree species. Fire activity was highest during the Early Holocene, while human impact on vegetation began to increase around 3,400 years ago.
VEGETATION HISTORY AND ARCHAEOBOTANY
(2022)
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Geography, Physical
Axel Ehrhold, Gwenael Jouet, Pascal Le Roy, Stephan J. Jorry, Jacques Grall, Theo Reixach, Clement Lambert, Gwendoline Gregoire, Jerome Goslin, Angelique Roubi, Aurelie Penaud, Muriel Vidal, Raffaele Siano
Summary: The Bay of Brest is a mixed, tide-dominated estuarine system characterized by the presence of modern coralline algae and fossilized primitive maerl beds in the sandy-silt sedimentation. The study focuses on deciphering the main stages of maerl colonization in the bay, revealing the link between climatic changes and maerl biocenoses development. The persistence of maerl deposits against drastic paleoenvironmental changes in coastal areas is demonstrated throughout the paper.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2021)
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Marine & Freshwater Biology
O. A. Kapitonova, S. A. Nikolaenko
Summary: This paper provides information on the distribution and reproductive characteristics of five species belonging to the Lemnaceae family in Siberia. It reveals that generative reproduction is common among duckweeds in the region, with most populations displaying flowering and fruiting. Suitable conditions for generative reproduction of duckweed include freshwater bodies with specific salinity, temperature, and pH levels, and free from obstructive vegetation.
INLAND WATER BIOLOGY
(2021)
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Plant Sciences
Natalia Ryabogina, Elena Marinova, Manfred Roesch
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Agronomy
Irina Yu Kudrevatykh, Pavel Kalinin, Gennady Mitenko, Andrey O. Alekseev
Summary: The study assessed the biomass variability and uptake of elements in different plant families in steppe landscapes, finding that increased precipitation and decreased temperatures contribute to the accumulation of major elements in soil, while climate desiccation promotes the accumulation of major elements in plants.
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Plant Sciences
N. Zolotareva, E. N. Podgaevskaya, V. A. Glazunov, E. D. Lapshina, A. S. Tretyakova, N. Yu Grudanov, P. Kondratkov, Y. M. Golovanov, N. Naumenko, A. N. Puzyrev, S. A. Nikolaenko, I. Filippov, D. G. Melnikov
Summary: The article provides information on rare and newly described plant species in the Urals and adjacent territories, including ecological information and brief taxonomic notes for each species.
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Geography, Physical
E. D. Yuzhanina, S. N. Ivanov, A. S. Afonin, V. M. Kostomarov, N. E. Ryabogina
Summary: The lacustrine-peat sediments from Western Siberia provide insights into the climatic changes and forest-steppe border position during the Holocene. Meadow-steppe landscapes dominated the region between 7.5-4.7 cal ka BP, followed by the emergence of birch and pine forests. Human impact on the forest-steppe belt was minimal until the Iron Age, when semi-nomadic cattle breeding began.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2022)
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Geography, Physical
Lisheng Wang, Zhilei Sun, Hong Cao, Hong-Chun Li, Xuefeng Wang, Yanhong Liu, Jule Xiao, Zhibang Ma
Summary: Authigenic carbonates from cold seep systems, such as chimney and crust carbonate deposits, are important archives of biogeochemical processes associated with methane-rich fluids on the seafloor. A new U-Th dating method was used to precisely determine the ages of carbonates from a chimney in the Okinawa Trough, showing potential for studying the evolutionary history of these carbonates.
QUATERNARY GEOCHRONOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Geography, Physical
N. E. Ryabogina, I. A. Idrisov, E. D. Yuzhanina, A. Borisov
Summary: This study presents new palaeoecological records from arid areas in the western sector of the Caspian Lowland, highlighting the environmental alterations driven by global climatic factors and regional features initiated by the Caspian Sea. The origins and water sources of wetlands in the region vary based on their association with the Caspian Sea or winter-cyclonic precipitation. The paleoecological records suggest that wetlands in arid areas have undergone significant changes due to intensive human activity, including burning, overgrazing, and the use of swamp herbs for construction purposes.
QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Liang-Chi Wang, Hong-Chun Li, Liang-Jian Shiau
Summary: Human impacts have led to significant problems in shallow lakes in the karst regions of South China. This study focuses on Lingshui Pool (LSP), one of the most-studied spring-fed lake ecosystems in south China, to determine the environmental effects of recent anthropogenic disturbances and provide conservation recommendations. The analysis of sediment cores from LSP revealed shifts in diatom assemblages, diversity, and geochemistry, mainly attributed to dam construction in 1962 and rapid eutrophication after 1990. The reintroduction of submerged macrophytes can help restore ecological stability and diversity in this shallow lake.
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Agronomy
Irina Yu Kudrevatykh, Pavel Kalinin, Gennady Mitenko
Summary: This study assesses the relationship between vegetation response to climate aridization and the effect of these changes on soil properties. The results show that aridization leads to changes in plant associations and an increase in biomass and productivity of the steppe. This, in turn, leads to the accumulation of certain chemical elements in the soil and degradation of soil cover, ultimately decreasing the sustainability of the steppe.
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Geography, Physical
Min Zhao, Hong-Chun Li, Chuan-Chou Shen, Su-Chen Kang, Chun-Yen Chou
QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
Article
Archaeology
N. E. Ryabogina, V. Soenov, R. N. I. I. I. I. I. I. Spengler, N. A. Konstantinov, A. S. Afonin, S. M. Slepchenko
Summary: This article presents archaeological evidence that some early Turkic populations in northern Central Asia were engaged in farming, particularly millet cultivation. The findings challenge the assumption that people in this region primarily relied on meat and dairy for their diet. The evidence, recovered from a burial in the Altai Mountains in Russia, suggests that millet was present among the ancestors of later Turkic speakers in this region.
ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH IN ASIA
(2022)
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Plant Sciences
Eleonora Yuzhanina, Natalia Ryabogina, Alexander Borisov, Idris Idrisov
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Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
P. I. Kalinin, N. I. Shishlina, A. Yu. Loboda, I. N. Trunkin, E. S. Kulikova, R. D. Svetogorov, A. M. Ismagulov, E. Yu. Tereschenko, E. B. Yatsishina
Summary: The mineral composition of stone artifacts from historical museums in the North Caucasus and adjacent steppe of the Bronze Age was determined through instrumental analysis. The study found that the ancient population primarily used local or neighboring raw materials to make the artifacts, challenging previous assumptions.
NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY REPORTS
(2022)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Dmitrii Puga, Ivan Reva, Tatsuo Yamamoto, Svetlana Nikolaenko, Grachik Abramyan, Marina Fleishman, Anastasia Shindina, Konstantin Lonshakov, Tatiana Lemeshko, Anatoliy Soroka, Galina Reva
Summary: Using immunohistochemistry, this study explored the features of gender hormone receptors in the structure of the cervix mucous membrane epithelium in postmenopausal women and their relationship with keratinocyte proliferative activity. It demonstrated the significance of estrogen deficiency in proliferative activity and identified potential therapeutic targets for regulating and preventing neoplasia and malignancy in the cervical epithelium structure.
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Archaeology
Roman A. Mimokhod, Evgeny Gakb, Tatiana E. Khomutova, Natalia E. Ryabogina, Alexandr Borisov
Summary: This paper presents a comprehensive analysis of cultural genesis, paleoecology, metallurgy, and metalworking during the transition from the Middle to Late Bronze Age in Eastern Europe's steppe and forest-steppe zone. The study reveals the impact of climatic events and population decline on cultural development, leading to a reorientation of cultural influences and changes in ages and metallurgical provinces.
ROSSIISKAYA ARKHEOLOGIYA
(2022)