Prevailing opinion assigns the Tibetan Plateau a crucial role in sha** Asian climate,
primarily by heating of the atmosphere over Tibet during spring and summer. Accordingly …

The evolution and subsequent ecological expansion of grasses (Poaceae) since the Late
Cretaceous have resulted in the establishment of one of Earth's dominant biomes, the …

Debate continues over whether global cooling or uplift of the Tibetan Plateau provided the
first-order driver for the aridification (moisture levels) of Central Asia throughout the Mid …

The savannahs of Asia remain locally unrecognized as distinctive ecosystems, and continue
to be viewed as degraded forests or seasonally dry tropical forests. These colonial-era …

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 …

The Asian monsoons are triggered by complex interactions between the atmosphere, Asian
and African orography, and the surrounding oceans, resulting in highly seasonal climate …

The quantitative estimation of paleoaltitude has become an increasing focus of Earth
scientists because surface elevation provides constraints on the geodynamic mechanisms …

During the past 15 years, numerous studies have reported not only ecological and climatic
changes at 6-8 Ma, but also the roughly concurrent onsets of tectonic processes in regions …

Abstract Uplift of the Tibetan Plateau is ultimately driven by the Cenozoic collision between
the Indian and Eurasian plates and their continued convergence. One approach for studying …

Mountains, ocean currents, forests, and swamps have played an important role in regulating
global climate for hundreds of millions of years, but the truly novel event of the Cenozoic was …