Biodiversity science in China has seen rapid growth over recent decades, ranging from
baseline biodiversity studies to understanding the processes behind evolution across …

The natural environment provides material essentials for human survival and development.
The characteristics, processes, regional differentiation and forcing mechanisms of the …

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 …

Evolutionary radiation is a widely recognized mode of species diversification, but its
underlying mechanisms have not been unambiguously resolved for species-rich …

Abstract Background and Aims Salvia is the largest genus within Lamiaceae, with about 980
species currently recognized. East Asia, with approx. 100 species, is one of the three major …

This account presents information on all aspects of the biology of Ginkgo biloba L.(Ginkgo,
Maidenhair tree) that are relevant to understanding its ecological characteristics. The main …

The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau sensu lato (QTP sl.) harbors an exceptionally high biodiversity,
especially at its southeastern margin: this area encompasses the Hengduan Mountains and …

Although it is well documented that mountains tend to exhibit high biodiversity, how
geological processes affect the assemblage of montane floras is a matter of ongoing …

Seed dormancy is an important life history state that increases survival and fitness of seed
plants, and thus it has attracted much attention. However, global biogeography, effects of …

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 …