Semi-arid regions are among the most vulnerable areas prone to the negative impacts of
climate change. Long-term high-resolution proxy climate data will enable us to put the recent …

Abrupt changes in temperature have especially strong impacts on fragile ecosystems
located in semi-arid regions. In this study, we analyzed tree-ring widths (TRW) of …

Response of climate warming on tree-ring formation has attracted much attention during
recent years. However, most studies are based on statistical analysis, lacking understanding …

In semi-arid regions of the world, knowledge about the long-term hydroclimate variability is
essential to analyze and evaluate the impact of current climate change on ecosystems. We …

Dieback has affected oak forests ecosystems of Iran in recent years. In order to understand
this phenomenon, we selected 12 healthy and 16 dead trees of Quercus brantii Lindl in …

We developed the first tree-ring width chronology from Quercus brantii Lindel for the period
1796–2015 in the southern Zagros Mountains, Iran, using standard dendrochronological …

We developed the first tree-ring chronology of Chukrasia tabularis from a moist tropical
forest in Bangladesh, spanning the 102-year period 1911–2012. The species showed wood …

Land surface albedo is an important parameter affecting the climate locally and globally. A
synthesis of current studies urgently calls for a better understanding of the impact of climate …

This article explores the impacts of environmental crises on pastoral nomads in Ottoman
Kurdistan/Armenia in the late nineteenth-century. It demonstrates that the climatic …

The vast oak‐dominated forests of the Zagros Mountains in southwestern Iran currently
undergo large‐scale dieback driven by a combination of drought and increasing incidence …