Large‐scale climatic factors driving glacier recession in the Greater Caucasus, 20th–21st century
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DOI: 10.1002/joc.6101
Abstract: Over the past 30 years, there has been a catastrophic reduction of the glacierized area in the mountains of the Greater Caucasus, with the values reaching 0.69% per year. Physical mechanisms accountable for such intense melting… read more here.
Keywords: climatic factors; greater caucasus; scale climatic; moisture ... See more keywords
Disturbances and Climate Drive Structure, Stability, and Growth in Mixed Temperate Old-growth Rainforests in the Caucasus
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DOI: 10.1007/s10021-019-00462-x
Abstract: The Colchic rainforest of the Western Caucasus is one of the few temperate rainforests dominated by broadleaf deciduous trees. Understanding natural dynamics of broadleaf-dominated temperate rainforests is essential for their conservation and management. Here, we… read more here.
Keywords: temperate; disturbance; caucasus; old growth ... See more keywords
Using isotope methods to study alpine headwater regions in the Northern Caucasus and Tien Shan
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DOI: 10.1007/s11707-017-0668-6
Abstract: High mountain areas provide water resources for a large share of the world’s population. The ongoing deglaciation of these areas is resulting in great instability of mountainous headwater regions, which could significantly affect water supply… read more here.
Keywords: isotope methods; river; caucasus; headwater regions ... See more keywords
Eight Millennia of Matrilineal Genetic Continuity in the South Caucasus
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2017.05.087
Abstract: The South Caucasus, situated between the Black and Caspian Seas, geographically links Europe with the Near East and has served as a crossroad for human migrations for many millennia [1-7]. Despite a vast archaeological record… read more here.
Keywords: south caucasus; eight millennia; caucasus; millennia matrilineal ... See more keywords
Geodynamics, seismicity, and seismic hazards of the Caucasus
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DOI: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2020.103222
Abstract: Abstract Being a part of ongoing continental collision between the Arabian and Eurasian plates, the Caucasus region is a remarkable site of moderate to strong seismicity, where devastating earthquakes caused significant losses of lives and… read more here.
Keywords: seismicity; caucasus; collision; geodynamics seismicity ... See more keywords
The dynamics of stone industry transformation at the interface of lower and Middle Paleolithic in the Northwestern Caucasus
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DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2015.11.062
Abstract: Abstract Modern data do not show a local evolutionary development of lithic industries throughout the Lower to Middle Paleolithic transition in the Northwestern Caucasus. Human occupation of these territories was not continuous during the Pleistocene.… read more here.
Keywords: interface lower; caucasus; middle paleolithic; northwestern caucasus ... See more keywords
Phylogeography and population genetics of the riparian relict tree Pterocarya fraxinifolia (Juglandaceae) in the South Caucasus
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DOI: 10.1080/14772000.2017.1333540
Abstract: We aimed to (i) assess the extant genetic diversity of the riparian relict tree Pterocarya fraxinifolia across its current distribution range in the South Caucasus, including the past refugial areas Colchis and Hyrcan, and (ii)… read more here.
Keywords: genetics; caucasus; relict tree; pterocarya fraxinifolia ... See more keywords
Density and distribution of a brown bear (Ursus arctos) population within the Caucasus biodiversity hotspot
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DOI: 10.1093/jmammal/gyy081
Abstract: Population declines and extirpations of large mammalian carnivores are major concerns for global biodiversity conservation. Many large carnivores are vulnerable to conflict with humans and attract conservation attention for their flagship appeal and ecological importance.… read more here.
Keywords: biodiversity hotspot; caucasus; brown bear; population ... See more keywords
Total seismotectonic reworking of the southern slope of the northwestern Caucasus
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DOI: 10.1134/s1028334x17100087
Abstract: We consider seismogravitational deformations on the Black Sea coast of the Caucasus. It is shown that in the segment from the settlement of Sukko to Cape Myskhako on the southern slope of the northwestern Caucasus… read more here.
Keywords: caucasus; northwestern caucasus; slope northwestern; seismotectonic reworking ... See more keywords
Tengmalm’s Owl (Aegolius funereus) (Strigidae, Aves) in the North Caucasus
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DOI: 10.1134/s1062359019100054
Abstract: Abstract—Tengmalm’s Owl (Aegolius funereus caucasicus But.) inhabits dark coniferous, pine, and deciduous forests in the mountains of the North Caucasus in the range from the city of Tuapse in the west to Inner Dagestan in… read more here.
Keywords: north caucasus; tengmalm owl; owl aegolius; caucasus ... See more keywords
Modeling the dynamics of the block structure and seismicity of the Caucasus
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DOI: 10.1134/s1069351317030120
Abstract: Based on the morphostructural zoning scheme of the Caucasus, the block structure reflecting the real fault geometry and the block formation of the region is constructed. Several dozens of numerical experiments are conducted for simulating… read more here.
Keywords: seismicity; block; dynamics block; caucasus ... See more keywords