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Technological Advancements in Animal Husbandry
This summary was prepared by Hamed Kioumarsi, a member of the editorial board at Springer Nature, in collaboration with Shabnam M. Davani from the University of Milan, Italy, and Sadiq Karimov from Uludağ University, Turkey.
Re: Linking carbon cycle perturbations to the Late Ordovician glaciation and mass extinction: A modeling approach
The paper by Zhang et al. (2024) (hereinafter referred to as the 'Z paper') contains three serious errors:
1. The enrichment of organic matter in black shale is not caused by anoxic environments. Black shale is one of the climate-sensitive sediments and represents cold temperate zones.
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Re: Warming to increase cropland carbon sink
The intensity of carbon sinks is closely related to climate zones. High carbon sinks are primarily found in cold temperate zone with low productivity, while the carbon sink intensity in other climate zones is low.
Comment on Pre-Cenozoic cyclostratigraphy and palaeoclimate responses to astronomical forcing
The manifestation of oceanic anoxia is considered to be the result of the development of organic-rich shales. However, black shales are not directly associated with oceanic anoxic environments; instead, they are related to cool-temperate zones.
Re: Oceanic Anoxic Event 2 triggered by Kerguelen volcanism
Walker-Trivett (2024) proposed that Kerguelen volcanism triggered OAE2, leading to a super-hot-house climate.However, both modern and ancient evidence indicate that there is no direct correlation between the deposition of organic-rich shales and super-hot-house climate or oceanic anoxia.
Commentary on Quantifying conditions for climate control on coals and evaporites
The conclusion "coal records were associated with a median temperature of 25°C," reached by Bao et al. [1], is erroneous, due to its violation of the coal-forming environments from the Permian period to the present and modern peat accumulation.
VC Dementia: Co-creating a Virtual Community to Support Family Carers of People with Dementia
VC-Dementia was created to support family carers for people with dementia. The aim of VC-Dementia is to co-design a virtual platform for family carers for people with dementia.
