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Past aridity and dust drove biodiversity crises and altered pollination in the ancient gymnosperm Ephedra (Gnetales)

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By Natasha Barbolini, Niels Meijer, Senckenberg Biodiversity, Carina Hoorn
| Wiley Online Library Verified
I. INTRODUCTION Unprecedented global climate change has occurred during the Anthropocene, affecting ecosystems, human infrastructure, agriculture, and pollination (IPCC, 2023). Pollination is an essential service without which all major terrestrial ecosystems would not survive, but our knowledge and response actions have not kept up with the threats it faces (Potts & Imperatriz-Fonseca et al., 2016).
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Central Asia risks becoming a hyperarid desert in the near future

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By Natasha Barbolini
| Beijing Bulletin Verified
Around 34 million years ago, sudden climate change caused ecological breakdown in Central Asia. This ancient event, triggered by rapid drops in temperature and atmospheric carbon dioxide, permanently affected biological diversity in the region. Large areas of Mongolia, (geographic) Tibet and north-western China suddenly became hyperarid deserts with little vegetation cover - and stayed that way for almost 20 million years.
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Central Asia risks becoming a hyperarid desert in the near future

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By Natasha Barbolini
| The Conversation Verified
Around 34 million years ago, sudden climate change caused ecological breakdown in Central Asia. This ancient event, triggered by rapid drops in temperature and atmospheric carbon dioxide, permanently affected biological diversity in the region. Large areas of Mongolia, (geographic) Tibet and north-western China suddenly became hyperarid deserts with little vegetation cover – and stayed that way for almost 20 million years.
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