Research over the past decade has shown that quantifying spatial variation in ecosystem
properties is an effective approach to investigating the effects of environmental change on …

Over a long period of evolution, plants have developed self-protection mechanisms, such as
leaving seeds, dropping leaves, growing thorns, producing specific substances or emitting …

The Tibetan region underwent diachronous differential rises during the Cenozoic era. Its
elevation history is critical for understanding the processes of mountain building, and for …

Timing of seawater retreat from the Tethyan Himalaya is of great importance, as it provides a
minimum age control on the initial India-Asia collision. In south Tibet, however, it is still in …

The moisture, ash, and silicon content, as well as the phytolith morphotype and
concentration in the tissue-cultured, seed-cultured, and grafted seedling leaves of …

Dense branching and spines are common features of plant species in ecosystems with high
mammalian herbivory pressure. While dense branching and spines can inhibit herbivory …

The Paleogene is a crucial period when terrestrial and marine ecosystems recovered from
major disruptions and gradually approached their modern states. In the Qinghai-Tibetan …

Evergreen broad‐leaved forests (EBLFs) are dominated by a monsoon climate and form a
distinct biome in East Asia with notably high biodiversity. However, the origin and evolution …

Silicon (Si) is the second most abundant element in soil. It is absorbed and biomineralized
as diverse forms of phytoliths in the plant organs. The paper investigated the silicon variation …

A minuscule fraction of the Earth's paleobiological diversity is preserved in the geological
record as fossils. What plant remnants have withstood taphonomic filtering, fragmentation …