The role of the uplift of the Qinghai‐Tibetan Plateau for the evolution of Tibetan biotas
Biodiversity is unevenly distributed on Earth and hotspots of biodiversity are often
associated with areas that have undergone orogenic activity during recent geological history …
associated with areas that have undergone orogenic activity during recent geological history …
The role of paleogeography in Asian monsoon evolution: A review and new insights from climate modelling
The Asian monsoons are triggered by complex interactions between the atmosphere, Asian
and African orography, and the surrounding oceans, resulting in highly seasonal climate …
and African orography, and the surrounding oceans, resulting in highly seasonal climate …
Past East Asian monsoon evolution controlled by paleogeography, not CO2
The East Asian monsoon plays an integral role in human society, yet its geological history
and controlling processes are poorly understood. Using a general circulation model and …
and controlling processes are poorly understood. Using a general circulation model and …
Orographic evolution of northern Tibet shaped vegetation and plant diversity in eastern Asia
The growth of the Tibetan Plateau throughout the past 66 million years has profoundly
affected the Asian climate, but how this unparalleled orogenesis might have driven …
affected the Asian climate, but how this unparalleled orogenesis might have driven …
The Coexistence Approach—Theoretical background and practical considerations of using plant fossils for climate quantification
T Utescher, AA Bruch, B Erdei, L François… - Palaeogeography …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract The Coexistence Approach was established by Mosbrugger and Utescher (1997)
as a plant-based method to reconstruct palaeoclimate by considering recent climatic …
as a plant-based method to reconstruct palaeoclimate by considering recent climatic …
Miocene to Pleistocene floras and climate of the Eastern Himalayan Siwaliks, and new palaeoelevation estimates for the Namling–Oiyug Basin, Tibet
Four fossil floras ranging in age from the mid Miocene to the early Pleistocene from the
eastern Siwaliks near Darjeeling and in Arunachal Pradesh (AP) were compared …
eastern Siwaliks near Darjeeling and in Arunachal Pradesh (AP) were compared …
Evidence for the repeated occurrence of wildfires in an upper Pliocene lignite deposit from Yunnan, SW China
B Liu, R Spiekermann, C Zhao, W Puettmann… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Charcoal remains and bulk lignites collected from the late Pliocene Jinsuo Basin in Yunnan,
southwestern China, have been studied to reveal changes in the wildfire regime related to …
southwestern China, have been studied to reveal changes in the wildfire regime related to …
Tibetan Plateau: An evolutionary junction for the history of modern biodiversity
Holding particular biological resources, the Tibetan Plateau is a unique geologic-
geographic-biotic interactively unite and hence play an important role in the global …
geographic-biotic interactively unite and hence play an important role in the global …
Asian Eocene monsoons as revealed by leaf architectural signatures
RA Spicer, J Yang, AB Herman, T Kodrul… - Earth and Planetary …, 2016 - Elsevier
The onset and development of the Asian monsoon systems is a topic that has attracted
considerable research effort but proxy data limitations, coupled with a diversity of definitions …
considerable research effort but proxy data limitations, coupled with a diversity of definitions …
The early Oligocene establishment of modern topography and plant diversity on the southeastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau
Quantifying the interactions between topography, climate and plant diversity within one of
the world's biodiversity hotspots, the southeastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau, remains …
the world's biodiversity hotspots, the southeastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau, remains …