We present a comprehensive review of the characteristics and structure of the Eurasian
steppe and of its evolutionary history in space and time. During the last decades …

Abstract Continental East Asia has a mild Pleistocene climate and a complex recent
geological history. Phylogeographic studies of animals over the last 30 years have produced …

Abstract The Tibeto‐Himalayan region, also known as the “Third Pole,” is a unique, vast and
fascinating area of the Earth. Similar to the North and South Poles, the Tibeto‐Himalayan …

We reconstructed a phylogenetic tree of Chinese vascular plants (Tracheophyta) using
sequences of the chloroplast genes atpB, matK, ndhF, and rbcL and mitochondrial matR. We …

Over the last several decades, China has taken multiple measures for afforestation and
natural forest protection, including setting the goal of carbon neutrality by the middle of 21th …

Astragalus, as the largest genus of the flowering plants, is well-known for its high species
richness and morphological diversity. Previous studies suggested that many of the …

Establishment of a national park protection system in China, including the latest target
proposed to protect at least 30% of the land area, calls for a comprehensive exploration of …

Dark septate endophytes (DSEs) usually colonize plant roots, especially in stress
environments. However, their relationship with plants ranges from beneficial to harmful and …

Artemisia subg. Seriphidium is one of the largest groups within Artemisia, encompassing
more than one hundred species, some of them having considerable ecological and …

Numerous temperate plants and animals on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP) are
hypothesized to have differentiated due to vicariant allopatric speciation associated with the …