Natasha Barbolini, Amber Woutersen, Guillaume Dupont-Nivet, Daniele Silvestro, Delphine Tardif-Becquet, Pauline M. C. Coster, Niels Meijer, Cun Chang, Hou-Xi Zhang, Alexis Licht, Catarina Rydin, Andreas Koutsodendris, Fang Han, Alexander Rohrmann, Xiang-Jun Liu, Y. Zhang, Yannick Donnadieu, Frederic Fluteau, Jean-Baptiste Ladant, Guillaume Le Hir, M. Carina Hoorn
- The origins and development of the arid and highly seasonal steppe-desert biome in Central Asia, the largest of its kind in the world, remain largely unconstrained by existing records. It is unclear how Cenozoic climatic, geological, and biological forces, acting at diverse spatial and temporal scales, shaped Central Asian ecosystems through time. Our synthesis shows that the Central Asian steppe-desert has existed since at least Eocene times but experienced no less than two regime shifts, one at the Eocene-Oligocene Transition and one in the mid-Miocene. These shifts separated three successive "stable states," each characterized by unique floral and faunal structures. Past responses to disturbance in the Asian steppe-desert imply that modern ecosystems are unlikely to recover their present structures and diversity if forced into a new regime. This is of concern for Asian steppes today, which are being modified for human use and lost to desertification at unprecedented rates.
MetadatenAuthor details: | Natasha BarboliniORCiD, Amber WoutersenORCiD, Guillaume Dupont-NivetORCiD, Daniele SilvestroORCiD, Delphine Tardif-BecquetORCiD, Pauline M. C. CosterORCiD, Niels MeijerORCiDGND, Cun ChangORCiD, Hou-Xi ZhangORCiD, Alexis LichtORCiD, Catarina RydinORCiD, Andreas Koutsodendris, Fang HanORCiD, Alexander RohrmannORCiD, Xiang-Jun LiuORCiD, Y. Zhang, Yannick DonnadieuORCiD, Frederic FluteauORCiD, Jean-Baptiste LadantORCiD, Guillaume Le Hir, M. Carina HoornORCiD |
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DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abb8227 |
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ISSN: | 2375-2548 |
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Pubmed ID: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33036969 |
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Title of parent work (English): | Science Advances |
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Publisher: | American Association for the Advancement of Science |
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Place of publishing: | Washington |
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Publication type: | Review |
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Language: | English |
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Date of first publication: | 2020/10/09 |
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Publication year: | 2020 |
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Release date: | 2022/10/04 |
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Volume: | 6 |
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Issue: | 41 |
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Article number: | eabb8227 |
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Number of pages: | 16 |
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Funding institution: | European Research CouncilEuropean Research Council (ERC)European; Commission [MAGIC 649081]; CAS President's International Fellowship; Initiative [2018VBA0038]; Swiss National Science FoundationSwiss; National Science Foundation (SNSF)European Commission [PCEFP3_187012,; FN-1749]; INSU-CNRS SYSTER |
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Organizational units: | Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Institut für Geowissenschaften |
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DDC classification: | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 55 Geowissenschaften, Geologie / 550 Geowissenschaften |
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Peer review: | Referiert |
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Publishing method: | Open Access / Gold Open-Access |
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License (German): | CC-BY-NC - Namensnennung, nicht kommerziell 4.0 International |
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