Residual dune ridges: Sedimentary architecture, genesis, and implications for palaeo‐climate reconstructions

Genesis of coastal dune fields with vegetation

Vegetation greatly affects the formation and dynamics of dune fields in coastal areas. In the present work, we use dune modelling in order to investigate the genesis and early development stages of costal dune fields in the presence of vegetation. The model, which consists of a set of coupled equations for the turbulent wind field over the landscape, the saltation flux and the growth of vegetat...

Endothelial Progenitor Cell Dysfunction in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Implications for The Genesis of Cardiovascular Diseases

Isotope hydrology of dripwaters in a Scottish cave and implications for stalagmite palaeoclimate research

Papers published in Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Discussions are under open-access review for the journal Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Abstract Dripwater hydrology and hydrogeochemistry is particularly useful to constrain the meaning of speleothem palaeoclimate archives, for example using δ 18 O signatures. Here, we calibrate the relationship between δ 18 O in precipitation, perco...

Digital Reconstructions of Sauropod Dinosaurs and Implications for Feeding

n recent years, sauropods HAVE been interpreted primarily as quadrupedal herbivores, with sympatric taxa differentiated in their feeding behavior presumably according to their dentition and feeding height in a quadrupedal stance (e.g., Fiorillo 1998; Upchurch and Barrett 2000). In order to generate detailed hypotheses concerning sauropod paleoecology, it is essential to start with as accurate a...

Past Pollen Production Reconstructed from Needle Production in Pinus sylvestris at the Northern Timberline: a Tool for Evaluating Palaeoclimate Reconstructions

Annual needle production (PROD) of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) and pine pollen accumulation rates (PAR) are compared along a 5-site transect from the Arctic Circle to the northern timberline. PROD is calculated using the Needle Trace Method (NTM). PAR is monitored by two series of pollen traps, located in the centres of mires and within forests, respectively. There is a strong year-to-year...