Published in Frontiers in Earth Science
Over 1/3 of the Earth’s human population relies on dryland ecosystems for food and water resources. While these ecosystems are highly sensitive to changes in climate, we lack observational data as to how changes in hydrology influences plant communities. Paleoecological data for southern Arabia show woodland communities transitioned to more dry-ada...
V magistrskem delu smo preučevali geokemični odtis zobozdravstvene dejavnosti v okolju s poudarkom na izpustih potencialno strupenih elementov (PSE) in trdnih delcev. Vzorčenje cestnega prahu in trdnih delcev v zraku je potekalo v Mariboru in njegovi okolici. Cilji raziskave so bili ugotoviti, ali zobozdravstvene dejavnosti povzročajo izpuste PSE v...
Nekdanji rudnik svinca in cinka Mežica je svetovno znano nahajališče minerala Wulfenit (PbMoO4). V magistrski nalogi smo analizirali tabularna in bipiramidalna wulfenitna zrna iz Mežice z namenom postavitve mehanizma njihove rasti. Pri tem smo uporabili komplementarni pristop, ki je temeljil na pregledu dosedanjih dognanj pri geološkem razvoju in o...
Published in Open Geosciences
The Mélange in Lamphun Province, situated in the southern region of the Chiang Mai-Chiang Rai Suture Zone (CMCRSZ), remains inadequately explored. This study employs field investigations and petrographic analysis to delineate the characteristics of the CMCRSZ Mélange, identifying nine distinct rock units. These units include Carboniferous quartz ar...
For most of Earth's history life was microbial, with archaeal and bacterial cells mediating biogeochemical cycles through their metabolisms and ecologies. This diversity was sufficient to maintain a habitable planet across dramatic environmental transitions during the Archean and Proterozoic Eons. However, our knowledge of the first 3 billion years...
Published in Open Geosciences
Chaohu Lake is a representative lake in China that suffers from severe eutrophication and algal blooms. Understanding the changes in the lake’s eutrophic condition over time is essential for its restoration and management under the background of global changes and regional sustainability. In this context, the compositions of carbon and nitrogen iso...
Published in Frontiers in Earth Science
The role of subglacial abrasion in sustaining subglacial microbiomes is an area of growing interest. It is likely that subglacial abrasion produces a range of bio-utilisable compounds, some released from fluid inclusions in the confines of the mineral matrix and some produced via the surface free radicals that crushing produces in a variety of diff...
Published in IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
The occurrence of several springs around Slamet Volcano raised questions regarding their origin. Many studies have been conducted to understand the origin of hot spring water around Slamet Volcano. Meanwhile, there has not been any research on the origin and hydrogeological system of cold spring water around Slamet Volcano. Kawung Carang Spring is ...
Published in IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
This study defines the characteristics of dioritic rock intrusion in the Kaligono area, Kulonprogo Mountains, Indonesia. Previous studies suggest the existence of porphyry deposit system in the mentioned area, hosted by the dioritic intrusion. According to the Geologic Map of Yogyakarta Quadrangle, age of the dioritic intrusion is the Miocene. Stud...
Over the past centuries, humans have caused changes that may surpass Nature's 'restorative' abilities. In this new geological era, the Anthropocene, the impact of humans on the environment is not always apparent. Isotope geochemistry provides tools and reasoning that reveal the human impact on the environment long before the effects become manifest...
