Steppe productivity decline contributed to smallpox outbreak and the collapse of the last nomadic empire in the 1750s.
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- 10.1126/sciadv.aee4285
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- 2026 Aug 7
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@article{allodium:10.1126/sciadv.aee4285,
title = {Steppe productivity decline contributed to smallpox outbreak and the collapse of the last nomadic empire in the 1750s.},
author = {Tang W and Fang K and Linderholm HW and Boucher É and Mei Z and Li J and Lin S and Zhou F and Camarero J and Seppä H and Chen F},
year = {2026},
journal = {Science advances},
doi = {10.1126/sciadv.aee4285},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aee4285}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Steppe productivity decline contributed to smallpox outbreak and the collapse of the last nomadic empire in the 1750s. AU - Tang W AU - Fang K AU - Linderholm HW AU - Boucher É AU - Mei Z AU - Li J AU - Lin S AU - Zhou F AU - Camarero J AU - Seppä H AU - Chen F PY - 2026 JO - Science advances DO - 10.1126/sciadv.aee4285 UR - https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aee4285 ER -
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W, T., K, F., HW, L., É, B., Z, M., J, L., S, L., F, Z., J, C., H, S., & F, C. (2026). Steppe productivity decline contributed to smallpox outbreak and the collapse of the last nomadic empire in the 1750s.. Science advances. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aee4285
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- pubmed · retrieved 2026-09-25T13:34:14.836Z
- europe-pmc · retrieved 2026-09-25T13:34:14.838Z