The background of climate, environment and human activities during the process of the route shift of the SR (IMAGE)

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The background of climate, environment and human activities during the process of the route shift of the SR

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(a) Chironomid-inferred temperature change in Shuanghu Lake based on PC1 sample scores and a quantitative reconstruction, (b) precipitation change in the Tarim Basin recorded by the net accumulation of the Guliya ice core, (c) variations in water depth of Bosten Lake based on the sedimentary CaCO3 content and the abundance of Staurosira construens, (d) evolution of Lop Nur inferred from sediment dating, (e) frequencies of wars along the Tarim Basin route, (f) key historical events in the Tarim Basin, and (g) population size of the Tibetan Plateau.

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