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2019

1. Robu, M., Wynn, J., Puşcaş, C.M., Meleg, I.N., Martin, J.E., Constantin, S. (2019) - Palaeoecology and palaeoclimatic context of Romanian Carpathian MIS 3 cave bears using stable isotopes (δ13C and δ18O). Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2019.109288.

2. Wassenburg, J., Riechelmann, S., Schroeder-Ritzrau, A., Riechelmann, D.F.C., Richter, D.K., Immenhauser, A., Terente, M., Constantin, S., Hachenberg, A., Hansen, M., Scholz, D. (2020) Calcite Mg and Sr partition coefficients in cave environments: implications for interpreting prior calcite precipitation in speleothems. Geochimica Cosmochimica Acta, 269: 581-596. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2019.11.011.

3. Moldovan, O-T., Bercea, S., Nastase-Bucur, R., Constantin, S., Kenesz, M., Mirea, I.C., Petculescu, A., Robu, M., Arghir, R.A. (2020) Management of water bodies in show caves - A microbial approach. Tourism management, 78: 104037.

2020

1. Tîrlă, L., Drăgușin, D., Bajo, P., Covaliov, S., Cruceru, N., Ersek, V., Hanganu, D., Hellstrom, J., Hoffmann, D., Mirea, I.C., Sava, T., Sava, G., Şandric, I. (2020) Quaternary environmental evolution in the South Carpathians reconstructed from glaciokarst geomorphology and sedimentary archives. Geomorphology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2020.107038

2. Timar-Gabor, A., Chruscinska, A., Benzid, K., Fitzsimmons, K.E., Begy, R., Bailey, M. (2020) Bleaching studies on Al-hole ([AlO4/h]0) electron spinresonance (ESR) signal in sedimentary quartz. Radiation measurements, 130: 106221.

3. Benzid, K., Timar-Gabor, A. (2020) Phenomenological model of aluminium-hole ([AlO4/h+]0) defectformation in sedimentary quartz upon room temperature irradiation: electronspin resonance (ESR) study. Radiation measurements, 130: 106187.

4. Baca, M., Popović, D., Baca, K., Lemanik, A., Doan, K., Horáček, I., López-García, J.M., Bañuls-Cardona, S., Pazonyi, P., Desclaux, E., Crégut-Bonnoure, E., Berto, C., Mauch Lenardić, J., Miękina, B., Murelaga, X., Cuenca-Bescós, G., Krajcarz, M., Marković, Z., Petculescu, A., Wilczyński, J., Vlasta Knul, M., Stewart, J.R., Nadachowski, A. (2020) Diverse responses of common vole (Microtus arvalis) populations to Late Glacial and Early Holocene climate changes – Evidence from ancient DNA. Quaternary Science Reviews, 233, 106239.

5. Dragusin, V., Mirea, I.C., Ersek, V., Tirla, L. (2020) Farmed calcite δ13C at Ascunsă Cave, Romania, and its relation with CO2 outgassing and drip rate. Quaternaire, 31 (2), pp. 165-174.

6. Anghelinu, M., Nita, L.,  Veres, D., Hambach, U., Handel, M., Cordos, C.,Ilie, M., Muratoreanu, G. (2020) Break vs. continuity: Techno-cultural changes across the LGM in the Eastern Carpathians. Quaternary International, in press.

7. Comas-Bru, L., Rehfeld, K., Roesch, C., Amirnezhad-Mozhdehi, S., Harrison, S. P., Atsawawaranunt, K., Ahmad, S. M., Brahim, Y. A., Baker, A., Bosomworth, M., Breitenbach, S. F. M., Burstyn, Y., Columbu, A., Deininger, M., Demény, A., Dixon, B., Fohlmeister, J., Hatvani, I. G., Hu, J., Kaushal, N., Kern, Z., Labuhn, I., Lechleitner, F. A., Lorrey, A., Martrat, B., Novello, V. F., Oster, J., Pérez-Mejías, C., Scholz, D., Scroxton, N., Sinha, N., Ward, B. M., Warken, S., Zhang, H., and SISAL Working Group members (2020) SISALv2: a comprehensive speleothem isotopedatabase with multiple age–depth models, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 12, 2579–2606.

8. Badaluta, C-A., Persoiu, A., Ionita, M., Piotrowska, N. (2020) Stable isotopes in cave ice suggest summer temperatures in east-central Europe are linked to Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation variability. Climate of the Past, 16, 2445-2458.

2021

1. Mirea, I-C., Robu, M., Petculescu, A., Kenesz, M., Faur, L., Arghir, R., Tecsa, V., Timar-Gabor, A., Roban, R-D., Panaiotu, C-G., Sharifih, A., Pourmand, A., Codrea, V.A., Constantin, S. (2021)  Last deglaciation flooding events in the Southern Carpathians as revealed by the study of cave deposits from Muierilor Cave, Romania. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 562, 110084.

2. Taron, U.H., Paijmans, J.L.A., Barlow, A., Preick, M., Iyengar, A., Dragusin, V., Vasile, S., Marciszak, A., Roblickova, M., Hofreiter, M. (2021)  Ancient DNA from the Asiatic Wild Dog (Cuon alpinus) from Europe. Genes, 12, 144.

3. Constantin, S., Mirea, I.C., Petculescu, A., Arghir, R.A., Mantoiu, D.S., Kenesz, M., Robu, M., Moldovan, O.T. (2021) Monitoring human impact in show caves. A study of four Romanian caves. Sustainability, 13(4), 1619.

4. Hajdinjak, M., Mafessoni, F., Skov, L., Vernot, B., Hübner, A., Fu, Q., Essel, E., Nagel, S., Nickel, B., Richter, J., Moldovan, O.T., Constantin, S., Endarova, E., Zahariev, N., Spasov, R., Welker, F., Smith, G.M., Sinet-Mathiot, V., Paskulin, L., Fewlass, H., Talamo, S., Rezek, Z., Sirakova, S., Sirakov, N., McPherron, S.P., Tsanova, T., Hublin, J-J. Peter, B.M., Meyer, M., Skoglund, P., Kelso, J., Pääbo, S. (2021) Initial Upper Palaeolithic humans in Europe had recent Neanderthal ancestry. Nature, 592, 253-257.

5. Tsanova, T., Veres, D., Hambach, U., Spasov, R., Dimitrova, I., Popov, P., Talamo, S., Sirakova, S. (2021) Upper Palaeolithic layers and Campanian Ignimbrite/Y-5 tephra in Toplitsa cave, Northern Bulgaria. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 37, 102912.

6. Curran, S., Terhune, C., Croitor, R., Drăgușin V., Fox, D.L., Garrett N., Ironside, L.B., Petculescu, A., Pobiner B., Robinson C., Robu, M., Tantău, I., Ungar P. (2021) Multiproxy paleoenvironmental reconstruction of Early Pleistocene sites from the Oltet¸ River Valley of Romania. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 574 (2021) 110445.

7. Terhune, C.,E., Gaudin, T., Curran, S., Petculescu, A. (2021)  The youngest Pangolin (Mammalia, Pholidota) from Europe. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology.  e1990075.

8. Vasile, S., Venczel, M., Petculescu, A. (2021) Early Pleistocene amphibians and squamates from Copaceni (Dacian Basin, southern Romania). Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments, 101, 967-983.

9. Faur, L., Drăgușin, V., Dimofte, D., Ferenc L. Forray, M.I, Marin, C., Mănăilescu, C., Mirea, I-C., Panaiotu, C., Soare, B., Timar-Gabor, A., Tîrlă, L. (2021) Multi-proxy study of a Holocene soil profile from Romania and its importance for speleothem based paleoenvironmental reconstructions. Minerals, 11 (8): 873.

10. Drăgușin, V., Tîrlă, L., Covaliov, S., Cruceru, N., Mirea, I-C., Şandric, I. (2021) The unique topography from Obanul Mare (Mangalia, SE Romania): remnant of a maze cave, Géomorphologie: relief, processus, environnement., 27 (3): 221-229.

11. Zeeden C., Hambach U., Klasen N., Fischer P., Schulte P., Nett J.J., Veres D., Obreht I., Chu W., Papadopoulou M., Viehberg F., Schäbitz F., Gavrilov M.B., Marković S.B., Vött A., Lehmkuhl F. (2021) Sedimentology of a Late Quaternary lacustrine record from the south-eastern Carpathian Basin. Journal of Quaternary Science, 36, 8. 

12. Perșoiu A, Buzjak N, Onaca A, Pennos C, Sotiriadis Y, Ionita M, Zachariadis S, Kosutnik J, Hegyi A, Butorac V, (2021) Record summer rains in 2019 led to massive loss of surface and cave ice in SE Europe, The Cryosphere, 15 (5), 2383-2399. 

13. Dima M., Nichita D. R., Lohmann G., Ionita M., Voiculescu M, (2021) Early-onset of Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation weakening in response to atmospheric CO2 concentration, npj Clim Atmos Sci 4, 27.

14. Begy, R.C., Savin, F., Kelemen, S., Veres, D., Muntean, O., Malos, C., Kovacs, T. (2021) Investigation of the effect of anthropogenic land use on the Pănăzii Lake (Romania) catchment area using Cs-137 and Pb-210 radionuclides. PLoS ONE 16(6): e0251603.

15. Torok, A.I., Levei, E.A., Constantin, S., Moldovan, O.T., Senila, M., Cadar, O., Casoni, D., Angyus, S.B., Tanaselia, C., Covaci, E., Frentiu, T. (2021) Application of Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectrometric Techniques and multivariate Statistical Analysis in the Hydrogeochemical Profiling of Caves—Case Study Closani, Romania. Molecules, 26, 6788. 

2022

1. Begy, R.C., Savin, C., Timar-Gabor, A. (2022) Correction of the effects of carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide on electrostatic cell monitors measurements of radon in water. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 107040. 

2. Avram, A., Constantin, D., Hao, Q., Timar-Gabor, A. (2022) Optically stimulated luminescence dating of loess in South-Eastern China using quartz and polymineral fine grains. Quaternary Geochronology, 67, 101226. 

3. Kern Z, Perșoiu A. (2022) A review of ice core drilling in cave environment – challenges, achievements and future directions, Frontiers in Earth Science, 9, 720038. 

4. Moldovan, O.T., Miko, L., Panaiotu, C., Roban, R.D., Gąsiorowski, M., Hercman, H., Orza, R., Kenesz, M., Mirea, I.C., Petculescu, A., Robu, M., Constantin ,S. (2022) Small Human Population Drastic Impact, as Inferred From Multi-Proxies of a Temporary Carpathian Lake. Frontiers in Earth Science, 10, 856685. 

5. Haidău, C., Năstase-Bucur, R., Bulzu,P., Levei, E., Cadar, O., Mirea, I.C., Faur, L., Fruth, V., Atkinson, I., Constantin, S., Moldovan, O.T. (2022) A 16S RRNA Gene-Based Metabarcoding of Phosphate-Rich Deposits in Muierilor Cave, South-Western Carpathians. Frontiers in Microbiology, 13, 877481. 

6. Măntoiu, D.S., Mirea, I.C., Şandric, I.C., Cîşlariu, A.G., Gherghel, I., Constantin, S., Moldovan, O.T. (2022) Bat Dynamics Modelling as a Tool for Conservation Management in Subterranean Environments.  PLoS ONE 17(10): 1–25. 

7. Baca, M., Popović, D., Lemanik, A., Bañuls‐Cardona, S., Conard, N. J., Cuenca‐Bescós, G., Desclaux E., Fewlass H., Garcia J.T., Hadravova T., Hekel G., Horacek I., Knul M.V., Lebreton L., Lopez-Garcia J.M., Luzi E., Markovic Z., Lenardic J. M Murelaga X., Noiret P., Petculescu A., Popov V., Rhodes S.E., Ridush B., Royer A., Stewart J.R., Stojak J., Talamo S., Wang X., Wojcik M., Nadachowski A. (2022). Ancient DNA reveals interstadials as a driver of common vole population dynamics during the last glacial period. Journal of Biogeography, 00: 1-14.

8. Kabacinska, Z., Buylaert, J.P., Yi, S., Timar-Gabor, A. (2022) Revisiting natural and laboratory electron spin resonance (ESR) dose response curves of quartz from Chinese loess. Quaternary Geochronology, 70: 101306. 

9. Kabacinska, Z., Timar-Gabor, A. (2022) Dating Sediments by EPR Using Al-h Centre: A Comparison between the Properties of Fine (4–11 m) and Coarse (>63 m) Quartz Grains. Molecules, 27, 2683. 

10. Vasile, Ș., Dumitrașcu, V. (2021) Zooarchaeological analysis of the faunal remains from the Palaeolithic site of La Adam Cave (Dobrogea, SE Romania) - new data from recent excavations. Materiale și Cercetări Arheologice (Serie Nouă), Supplementum 1: 361-372.

11. Cosac, M., Murătoreanu, G., Vereș, D., Niță, L., Schmidt, C., Hambach, U., Radu, U., Cuculici, R., Buzea, D.L., Ștefan, D., Mărgărit, M., Vasile, Ș., Dumitrașcu, V., Robu, M., Petculescu, A., Sava, T., Georgescu, V., Șerbănescu, G., Geambașu, I., 2021. Recent archaeological research in the Vârghiș Gorges karst area (Eastern Carpathians, Romania). A synthesis of the 2014-2020 campaigns. Materiale și Cercetări Arheologice (Serie Nouă), Supplementum 1: 325-350. 

2023

1. Crespo, V.D., Vasile, Ș., Petculescu, A., Rățoi B-G., Haiduc B.-S. (2022) The early Pliocene small mammals (Eulipotyphla, Rodentia, Lagomorpha) from Berești and Mălușteni (eastern Romania): a fresh look at old collections. Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.. First View, pp. 1-15. 

2. Croitor, R., Robinson, C., Curran, S., Terhune, C., Drăgușin, V., Pobiner, B., Popescu, A., Petculescu, A. (2023) Early pleistocene ruminants (Artiodactyla, Mammalia) from the Dacian Basin (South Romania) before and after the Pachycrocuta event: implications for hominin dispersals in Western Eurasia, Historical Biology. 

3. Haidău, C., Bulzu, P.A., Mirea, I.C., Bucur R., Moldovan, O.T. (2023) Potential Environmental Drivers of Fossil Bones Degradation—A Metabarcoding Approach in Two Carpathian Caves, Geomicrobiology Journal, DOI: 10.1080/01490451.2023.2227625

4. Theodorescu, M., Bucur, R., Bulzu, P.-A., Faur, L., Levei, E. A., Mirea, I. C., Cadar, O., Ferreira, R. L., Souza-Silva, M., Moldovan, O. T. (2023). Environmental Drivers of the Moonmilk Microbiome Diversity in Some Temperate and Tropical Caves. Microbial Ecology.

5. Moldovan, O.T., Carrell, A.A., Bulzu, PA., Levei, E., Bucur, R., Sitar, C., Faur, L., Mirea, I-C., Senila, M., Cadar, O., Podar, M. (2003). The gut microbiome mediates adaptation to scarce food in Coleoptera. Environmental Microbiome 18, 80, https://doi.org/10.1186/s40793-023-00537-2