Protecting endemic seed plants on the Tibetan Plateau under future climate change: migration matters
Aims Climate change in the near future may become a major threat to high-altitude
endemics by greatly altering their distribution. Our aims are to (i) assess the potential …
endemics by greatly altering their distribution. Our aims are to (i) assess the potential …
Integrating multiple indices of geobiodiversity reveals a series of regional species-rich areas worthy of conservation in the region of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
While there is a general understanding of broadscale patterns of the region of the Qinghai-
Tibet Plateau (QTP)'s biodiversity, this is largely reliant upon knowledge of species richness …
Tibet Plateau (QTP)'s biodiversity, this is largely reliant upon knowledge of species richness …
Biological traits are correlated with elevational distribution range of eastern Tibetan herbaceous species
W Qi, H Bu, K Liu, W Li, JMH Knops, J Wang, W Li… - Plant ecology, 2014 - Springer
Plants that share the same habitat often exhibit similar biological traits. As climatic conditions
change with increasing elevation, biological traits are expected to vary among plant species …
change with increasing elevation, biological traits are expected to vary among plant species …
How fern and fern allies respond to heterogeneous habitat—a case in Yuanjiang dry-hot valley
FC Yang, C Sarathchandra, JX Liu… - … & Integrative Biology, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The Yuanjiang dry-hot valley features hot and dry climate, low vegetation and soil
degradation. It had lush vegetation in the past, but has become degraded in recent decades …
degradation. It had lush vegetation in the past, but has become degraded in recent decades …
[HTML][HTML] Asian monsoon shaped the pattern of woody dicotyledon richness in humid regions of China
WY Chen, T Su - Plant Diversity, 2020 - Elsevier
Understanding how geographical patterns of plant richness are established is a key
scientific question in ecology and biogeography. Climate factors, such as environmental …
scientific question in ecology and biogeography. Climate factors, such as environmental …
Biogeographic patterns and environmental interpretation of plant species richness in desert regions of Northwest China
J Wang, W Wang, J Li, Y Feng, B Wu… - Biodiversity …, 2017 - biodiversity-science.net
Desertification poses an important ecological problem in Northwest China as desert
ecosystems are highly vulnerable to climatic and land-use changes. Due to the harsh …
ecosystems are highly vulnerable to climatic and land-use changes. Due to the harsh …
Effect of environmental factors on the spatial diversity distribution patterns of lycophytes and ferns in Northeast China
Y Li, Y Chang, X He, S Xu, D Su - Russian Journal of Ecology, 2022 - Springer
Lycophytes and ferns are the oldest terrestrial vascular plants, sensitive to climate change,
and can act as an indicator of environmental change in the forest. However, knowledge …
and can act as an indicator of environmental change in the forest. However, knowledge …
Distributional patterns of species diversity of main plant communities along altitudinal gradient in secondary forest region, Guandi Mountain, China
J Gao, Y Zhang - Journal of Forestry Research, 2006 - Springer
Fourteen plots were chosen along with the altitude of 1600–2600 m in Guandi Mountain,
Shanxi Province, China to investigate all the trees in the plots, and the species diversity …
Shanxi Province, China to investigate all the trees in the plots, and the species diversity …
Reduction in leaf size at higher altitudes across 39 broad-leaved herbaceous species on the northeastern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau
X Ke, H Kang, Y Tang - Journal of Plant Ecology, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Leaf size varies conspicuously within and among species under different environments.
However, it is unclear how leaf size would change with elevation, whether there is a general …
However, it is unclear how leaf size would change with elevation, whether there is a general …
Spatiotemporal vegetation cover variations in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau under global climate change
XK Xu, H Chen, JK Levy - Chinese Science Bulletin, 2008 - Springer
Abstract Empirical Orthogonal Function (EOF) analysis and the related Principal
Components (PC) analysis are used to extract valuable vegetation cover derived information …
Components (PC) analysis are used to extract valuable vegetation cover derived information …