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Cenozoic evolution of the steppe-desert biome in Central Asia

Natasha BarboliniDepartment of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences and Bolin Centre for Climate Research, Stockholm University, SE-106 91 Stockholm, SwedenAmber WoutersenDepartment of Ecosystem and Landscape Dynamics, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, 1098 XH Amsterdam, NetherlandsGuillaume Dupont‐NivetKey Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, Peking University, Beijing 100871, ChinaDaniele SilvestroDepartment of Biology, University of Fribourg, Ch. De Musée 10, Fribourg, SwitzerlandDelphine TardifInstitut de Physique du Globe, Paris 75005, FrancePauline CosterBiodiversity Institute, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, USANiels MeijerUniversität Potsdam, Institute of Geosciences, 14476 Potsdam, GermanyCun ChangKey Laboratory of Biogeography and Bioresource in Arid Land, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, ChinaHongxiang ZhangKey Laboratory of Biogeography and Bioresource in Arid Land, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, ChinaAlexis LichtDepartment of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USACatarina RydinDepartment of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences and Bolin Centre for Climate Research, Stockholm University, SE-106 91 Stockholm, SwedenAndreas KoutsodendrisInstitute of Earth Sciences, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg 69120, GermanyFang HanSchool of Earth Sciences, East China University of Technology, Nanchang 330013, Jiangxi, ChinaAlexander RohrmannUniversität Potsdam, Institute of Geosciences, 14476 Potsdam, GermanyXiangjun LiuCollege of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, ChinaY. ZhangThe First Monitoring and Application Center, China Earthquake Administration, Tianjin 300180, ChinaYannick DonnadieuAix-Marseille Université, CNRS, Institut pour la Recherche et le Développement (IRD), Collège de France, Centre de Recherche et d’Enseignement de Géosciences de l’Environnement (CEREGE), Aix-en-Provence, FranceFrédéric FluteauInstitut de Physique du Globe, Paris 75005, FranceJean‐Baptiste LadantDepartment of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USAGuillaume Le HirInstitut de Physique du Globe, Paris 75005, FranceCarina HoornDepartment of Ecosystem and Landscape Dynamics, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, 1098 XH Amsterdam, Netherlands

2020en

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Аннотация

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.

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DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abb8227

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