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The Coastal Dunes of Israel and their Transformation in the Past 200 years
The coastal dunesCoastal dunes of Israel represent a highly dynamic landscape, which can serve as an indicator of both climatic and anthropogenic...
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Increasing Anthropogenic Mercury Pollution over the Last 200 Years Revealed by Lagoonal Sediments from Hainan Island, South China
The toxic heavy metal mercury (Hg) has significantly enhanced the global Hg cycle influenced by human activities over the last century. In this...
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Variation in Short-term Temperature Fluctuations Across China During the Past 60 Years
Short-term temperature fluctuations (STFs), including amplitude and frequency fluctuations, are one of the main features of weather and play vital...
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Measuring glacier changes in the Tianshan Mountains over the past 20 years using Google Earth Engine and machine learning
Glaciers in the Tianshan Mountains are an essential water resource in Central Asia, and it is necessary to identify their variations at large spatial...
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Progress and prospects of applied research on physical geography and the living environment in China over the past 70 years (1949–2019)
Physical geography is a basic research subject of natural sciences. Its research object is the natural environment which is closely related to human...
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The Geoarcheology of Greece: Sha** Landscapes Versus Crises and Resilience of the Past
Greece is recognized worldwide for its archeological remains. These bear witness of a long human history, from the early stages of the Neolithization...
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High-frequency climatic fluctuations over the past 30 ka in northwestern margin of the East Asian monsoon region, China
Whether millennial- to centennial-scale climate variations throughout the Holocene convey universal climate change is still widely debated. In this...
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Spatiotemporal pattern of landscape ecological sensitivity in coastal zone in the last 30 years: an empirical study of Shandong Peninsula, China
The global population and social economy are highly concentrated in the coastal zone. This region is being subjected to rapid human development. The...
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20 Years Is Nothing. Revisiting Tapera Moreira Archaeological Locality, Province of La Pampa, Argentina
The Tapera Moreira archaeological locality is composed of five sites with different characteristics. It is located on the banks of the Curacó River,...
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Aeolian activity in the southern Gurbantunggut Desert of China during the last 900 years
The mineral dust emitted from Central Asia has a significant influence on the global climate system. However, the history and mechanisms of aeolian...
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Geochemistry of Sediments from a Subalpine Lake Sedimentary Succession in the Western Nanling Mountains, Southern China: Implications for Catchment Weathering During the Last 15 400 Years
In the present work, 15 400 yr old geochemical records of a core from the subalpine Da** swamp are presented with the aim to examine the...
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Permanent Gullies as Important Indicators of Past Environmental Changes
Geomorphic investigation of permanent gullies in Slovakia shows three milestones. The first one was an elaboration of the unique map of spatial...
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Lithic Procurement, Mobility, and Social Interaction in Early Hunter-Gatherer Societies (⁓12,000 Cal. Years BP) in the Humid Pampas Sub-region, Buenos Aires, Argentina
The Pampas Region (Argentina) was inhabited by hunter-gatherer societies since ⁓14,000 cal. years BP, and around 32 archaeological sites have been...
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Geomorphological Evidence of Past Volcanic Activity in the Southeast of Austria
Active volcanoes do not exist in Austria today. However, remnants of volcanoes that were active during two main eruption periods between about 23 and...
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Reconstruction of Past Environment and Climate Using Wetland Sediment Records from the Sierra Nevada
Understanding the effects ofClimate climate changeClimate change and human activities on fragile mountain ecosystems is necessary to successfully...
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The New Capital is for the Future, Not for the Present Nor the Past: A Commentary on Nusantara Project
The new capital project has been controversial—the ongoing development processes invite support and criticism. The name Nusantara evokes a sense of...
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Re-engineering the Past: Countrywide Geo-referencing of Archival Aerial Imagery
Archival aerial imagery (AAI) represents a unique and relatively unexploited resource for assessing long-term environmental changes at a very high...
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The Formation of the Species Structure of Plant Communities on the Northern Boundary of the Krasnoyarsk Forest–Steppe over the Last 6000 Years
AbstractThe results of a paleobotanical (paleocarpological) layer-by-layer study of three peat sections located near the Pogorel’skii Bor...
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Climate in the Past and Present in the Slovak Landscapes—The Central European Context
The aim of the chapter is to provide an overview of climatic conditions in the territory that is now Slovakia and the wider Central European region...
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Are the Badlands of Tapi Basin in Deccan Trap Region of India “Vanishing Landscape?” Badland Dynamics: Past, Present and Future!
Soil erosion is one of the most serious hazards human race is facing today. Four million hectares of agricultural lands have been rendered wastelands...