The transition from tropical to subtropical (warm temperate) evergreen forests is more clearly
apparent in East Asia, from Nepal to the western Pacific coast, than elsewhere in the tropics …

Unraveling the origins of Malesia's once vast, hyperdiverse rainforests is a perennial
challenge. Major contributions to rainforest assembly came from floristic elements carried on …

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 …

During the Mid-Miocene Climatic Optimum [MMCO,~ 14 to 17 million years (Ma) ago], global
temperatures were similar to predicted temperatures for the coming century. Limited …

The biodiversity of the Himalaya, Hengduan Mountains and Tibet, here collectively termed
the Tibetan Region, is exceptional in a global context. To contextualize and understand the …

The main phases of plant dispersal into, and out of the South-East Asian region are
discussed in relation to plate tectonics and changing climates. The South-East Asian area …

Asian tropical forests are amongst the most diverse on the planet, a richness that belies the
fact that they are dominated by a single family of trees, the Dipterocarpaceae. Many other …

The Himalaya are among the youngest and highest mountains in the world, but the exact
timing of their uplift and origins of their biodiversity are still in debate. The Himalayan region …

Abstract Background and Aims The breadfruit genus (Artocarpus, Moraceae) includes
valuable underutilized fruit tree crops with a centre of diversity in Southeast Asia. It belongs …

Yunnan has a complicated geological history, a particular geography, and a complex
topography, which have influenced the formation of various habitats of high biodiversity: 245 …