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Characterising life in settlements and structures: Incorporating faecal lipid biomarkers within a multiproxy case study of a wetland village (2020)
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Mackay, H., Davies, K. L., Robertson, J., Roy, L., Bull, I. D., Whitehouse, N. J., …Henderson, A. C. (2020). Characterising life in settlements and structures: Incorporating faecal lipid biomarkers within a multiproxy case study of a wetland village. Journal of Archaeological Science, 121, Article 105202. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2020.105202

Roundhouses are ubiquitous features of Iron Age landscapes across North West Europe, yet the way they were used internally is not well understood. We demonstrate how spatial analyses of steroid lipid biomarkers advances our understanding of household... Read More about Characterising life in settlements and structures: Incorporating faecal lipid biomarkers within a multiproxy case study of a wetland village.

A mid to late Holocene cryptotephra framework from eastern North America (2015)
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Mackay, H., Hughes, P. D., Jensen, B. J., Langdon, P. G., Pyne-O'Donnell, S. D., Plunkett, G., …Gardner, J. E. (2016). A mid to late Holocene cryptotephra framework from eastern North America. Quaternary Science Reviews, 132, 101-113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2015.11.011

Holocene cryptotephras of Alaskan and Pacific Northwestern origin have recently been detected ca. 7000 km away on the east coast of North America. This study extends the emerging North American tephrochronological framework by geochemically character... Read More about A mid to late Holocene cryptotephra framework from eastern North America.

Middens, Waste Disposal, and Health at Çatalhöyük (2020)
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Shillito, L., & Mackay, H. (2020). Middens, Waste Disposal, and Health at Çatalhöyük. Near Eastern Archaeology, 83(3), 168-174. https://doi.org/10.1086/710134

The transition from a mobile hunter-gatherer lifestyle to a settled way of living is one of the most significant processes in human history. There were undeniable benefits to this process, with increased food security and longer lifespans, but there... Read More about Middens, Waste Disposal, and Health at Çatalhöyük.

Long-term increase in Antarctic Ice Sheet vulnerability driven by bed topography evolution (2020)
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Paxman, G., Gasson, E., Jamieson, S., Bentley, M., & Ferraccioli, F. (2020). Long-term increase in Antarctic Ice Sheet vulnerability driven by bed topography evolution. Geophysical Research Letters, 47(20), Article e2020GL090003. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020gl090003

Ice sheet behavior is strongly influenced by the bed topography. However, the effect of the progressive temporal evolution of Antarctica's subglacial landscape on the sensitivity of the Antarctic Ice Sheet (AIS) to climatic and oceanic change has yet... Read More about Long-term increase in Antarctic Ice Sheet vulnerability driven by bed topography evolution.

Rapidly-migrating and internally-generated knickpoints can control submarine channel evolution (2020)
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Heijnen, M. S., Clare, M. A., Cartigny, M. J., Talling, P. J., Hage, S., Lintern, D. G., …Hughes Clarke, J. E. (2020). Rapidly-migrating and internally-generated knickpoints can control submarine channel evolution. Nature Communications, 11(1), Article 3129. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16861-x

Submarine channels are the primary conduits for terrestrial sediment, organic carbon, and pollutant transport to the deep sea. Submarine channels are far more difficult to monitor than rivers, and thus less well understood. Here we present 9 years of... Read More about Rapidly-migrating and internally-generated knickpoints can control submarine channel evolution.

What do models tell us about water and sediment connectivity? (2020)
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Baartman, J. E., Nunes, J. P., Masselink, R., Darboux, F., Bielders, C., Degre, A., …Wainwright, J. (2020). What do models tell us about water and sediment connectivity?. Geomorphology, 367, Article 107300. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2020.107300

Connectivity has been embraced by the geosciences community as a useful concept to understand and describe hydrological functioning and sediment movement through catchments. Mathematical modelling has been used for decades to quantify and predict ero... Read More about What do models tell us about water and sediment connectivity?.

Montane forest expansion at high elevations drives rapid reduction in non‐forest area, despite no change in mean forest elevation (2020)
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Morley, P. J., Donoghue, D. N., Chen, J., & Jump, A. S. (2020). Montane forest expansion at high elevations drives rapid reduction in non‐forest area, despite no change in mean forest elevation. Journal of Biogeography, 47(11), 2405-2416. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.13951

Aim: At the elevational limit of forest distribution, montane forests show diverse responses to environmental change with upward shifts, increased tree density and lateral expansion reported. To enable informed analysis of the consequences forest adv... Read More about Montane forest expansion at high elevations drives rapid reduction in non‐forest area, despite no change in mean forest elevation.

Does Arctic warming reduce preservation of organic matter in Barents Sea sediments? (2020)
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Faust, J. C., Stevenson, M. A., Abbott, G. D., Knies, J., Tessin, A., Mannion, I., …März, C. (2020). Does Arctic warming reduce preservation of organic matter in Barents Sea sediments?. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 378(2181), Article 20190364. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2019.0364

Over the last few decades, the Barents Sea experienced substantial warming, an expansion of relatively warm Atlantic water and a reduction in sea ice cover. This environmental change forces the entire Barents Sea ecosystem to adapt and restructure an... Read More about Does Arctic warming reduce preservation of organic matter in Barents Sea sediments?.

Mountains, erosion and the carbon cycle (2020)
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Hilton, R., & West, A. (2020). Mountains, erosion and the carbon cycle. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, 1(6), 284-299. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43017-020-0058-6

Mountain building results in high erosion rates and the interaction of rocks with the atmosphere, water and life. Carbon transfers that result from increased erosion could control the evolution of Earth’s long-term climate. For decades, attention has... Read More about Mountains, erosion and the carbon cycle.

Spatial organisation and physical characteristics of large peat blocks in an upland fluvial peatland ecosystem (2020)
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Boothroyd, R. J., & Warburton, J. (2020). Spatial organisation and physical characteristics of large peat blocks in an upland fluvial peatland ecosystem. Geomorphology, 370, Article 107397. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2020.107397

This paper assesses the size, shape and spatial organisation of organic, carbon-rich debris (peat blocks) in an upland fluvial peatland ecosystem. Peat block inventories collected in 2002 and 2012 at an alluvial reach of Trout Beck (North Pennines; U... Read More about Spatial organisation and physical characteristics of large peat blocks in an upland fluvial peatland ecosystem.

Integrating suspended sediment flux in large alluvial river channels: Application of a synoptic Rouse‐based model to the Irrawaddy and Salween rivers (2020)
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Baronas, J. J., Stevenson, E. I., Hackney, C. R., Darby, S. E., Bickle, M. J., Hilton, R. G., …Tipper, E. T. (2020). Integrating suspended sediment flux in large alluvial river channels: Application of a synoptic Rouse‐based model to the Irrawaddy and Salween rivers. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 125(9), https://doi.org/10.1029/2020jf005554

A large portion of freshwater and sediment is exported to the ocean by a small number 22 of major rivers. Many of these mega-rivers are subject to substantial anthropogenic pres23 sures, which are having a major impact on water and sediment delivery... Read More about Integrating suspended sediment flux in large alluvial river channels: Application of a synoptic Rouse‐based model to the Irrawaddy and Salween rivers.

Modelling water levels of northwestern India in response to improved irrigation use efficiency (2020)
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Shekhar, S., Kumar, S., Densmore, A., van Dijk, W., Sinha, R., Kumar, M., …Kumar, D. (2020). Modelling water levels of northwestern India in response to improved irrigation use efficiency. Scientific Reports, 10, Article 13452. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-70416-0

The groundwater crisis in northwestern India is the result of over-exploitation of groundwater resources for irrigation. The Government of India has targeted a 20 percent improvement in irrigation groundwater use efficiency. In this perspective, and... Read More about Modelling water levels of northwestern India in response to improved irrigation use efficiency.

Empowering Women through Participatory Action Research in Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction Efforts (2020)
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Ruszczyk, H., Upadhyay, B., Kwong, Y., Khanal, O., Bracken, L., Pandit, S., & Bastola, R. (2020). Empowering Women through Participatory Action Research in Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction Efforts. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 51, Article 101763. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2020.101763

The role of women in community-based disaster risk reduction efforts (CBDRR) is an area of limited academic research and continues to be a thorny issue for policy and practice. This research paper describes a comparative case study of participatory a... Read More about Empowering Women through Participatory Action Research in Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction Efforts.

Efficient preservation of young terrestrial organic carbon in sandy turbidity current deposits (2020)
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Hage, S., Galy, V., Cartigny, M., Acikalin, S., Clare, M., Gröcke, D., …Talling, P. (2020). Efficient preservation of young terrestrial organic carbon in sandy turbidity current deposits. Geology, 48(9), 882-887. https://doi.org/10.1130/g47320.1

Burial of terrestrial biospheric particulate organic carbon in marine sediments removes CO2 from the atmosphere, regulating climate over geologic time scales. Rivers deliver terrestrial organic carbon to the sea, while turbidity currents transport ri... Read More about Efficient preservation of young terrestrial organic carbon in sandy turbidity current deposits.

Ice-free valleys in the Neptune Range of the Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica: glacial geomorphology, geochronology and potential as palaeoenvironmental archives (2021)
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Small, D., Bentley, M. J., Evans, D. J., Hein, A. S., & Freeman, S. P. (2021). Ice-free valleys in the Neptune Range of the Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica: glacial geomorphology, geochronology and potential as palaeoenvironmental archives. Antarctic Science, 33(4), 428-455. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0954102021000237

We describe the glacial geomorphology and initial geochronology of two ice-free valley systems within the Neptune Range of the Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. These valleys are characterized by landforms associated with formerly more expanded ice sh... Read More about Ice-free valleys in the Neptune Range of the Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica: glacial geomorphology, geochronology and potential as palaeoenvironmental archives.

Cosmogenic exposure dating reveals limited long-term variability in erosion of a rocky coastline (2020)
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Swirad, Z. M., Rosser, N. J., Brain, M. J., Rood, D. H., Hurst, M. D., Wilcken, K. M., & Barlow, J. (2020). Cosmogenic exposure dating reveals limited long-term variability in erosion of a rocky coastline. Nature Communications, 11, Article 3804. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17611-9

Predicted sea-level rise and increased storminess are anticipated to lead to increases in coastal erosion. However, assessing if and how rocky coasts will respond to changes in marine conditions is difficult due to current limitations of monitoring a... Read More about Cosmogenic exposure dating reveals limited long-term variability in erosion of a rocky coastline.

Basin inversion: A worldwide Late Cenozoic phenomenon (2020)
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Bridgland, D. R., Westaway, R., & Hu, Z. (2020). Basin inversion: A worldwide Late Cenozoic phenomenon. Global and Planetary Change, 193, Article 103260. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2020.103260

The occurrence of endorheic basins on the Tibetan Plateau, both in its Pleistocene history and (fewer in number) at the present day, has been attributed to the ‘basin-and-range’ character of the orogen; the understanding of their conversion to exorhe... Read More about Basin inversion: A worldwide Late Cenozoic phenomenon.

Integrating field and laboratory approaches for ripple development in mixed sand–clay–EPS (2019)
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Baas, J. H., Baker, M. L., Malarkey, J., Bass, S. J., Manning, A. J., Hope, J. A., …Thorne, P. D. (2019). Integrating field and laboratory approaches for ripple development in mixed sand–clay–EPS. Sedimentology, 66(7), 2749-2768. https://doi.org/10.1111/sed.12611

The shape and size of sedimentary bedforms play a key role in the reconstruction of sedimentary processes in modern and ancient environments. Recent laboratory experiments have shown that bedforms in mixed sand–clay develop at a slower rate and often... Read More about Integrating field and laboratory approaches for ripple development in mixed sand–clay–EPS.

Long-term patterns of hillslope erosion by earthquake-induced landslides shape mountain landscapes (2020)
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Wang, J., Howarth, J. D., McClymont, E. L., Densmore, A. L., Fitzsimons, S. J., Croissant, T., …Hilton, R. G. (2020). Long-term patterns of hillslope erosion by earthquake-induced landslides shape mountain landscapes. Science Advances, 6(23), Article eaaz6446. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aaz6446

Widespread triggering of landslides by large storms or earthquakes is a dominant mechanism of erosion in mountain landscapes. If landslides occur repeatedly in particular locations within a mountain range, then they will dominate the landscape evolut... Read More about Long-term patterns of hillslope erosion by earthquake-induced landslides shape mountain landscapes.