Salem State University

Report of a rare, well-preserved lawsonite eclogite (Elekdağ, Central Pontides, Türkiye)

Although lawsonite eclogite is predicted from experimental, thermodynamic, and geophysical methods to be common in cold subduction zones, the defining metamorphic assemblage in metabasite (garnet + omphacite + lawsonite) is rare in exhumed subduction complexes. To date, there are...

Pasture use dynamics and resource potential assessment in the Moiynkum Sand Massif: a statistical and spatial approach

Pasture degradation in arid regions, driven by climate aridisation and grazing pressure, represents a major challenge for the sustainable management of rangeland resources. This study provides a comprehensive assessment of vegetation dynamics and the factors influencing degradati...