Abstract Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is important ecological security barrier of China and even
Asia, and one of biodiversity conservation hotspots. Ensuring ecological security and …

Holding particular biological resources, the Tibetan Plateau is a unique geologic-
geographic-biotic interactively unite and hence play an important role in the global …

The changes in the recent and future spatial–temporal patterns of carbon storage of the
Tibetan Plateau and its dominant factors in different periods were unclear, and were …

The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, has a special geological history, diverse habitats, a complex
climate, and a large number of wetlands, which harbor a huge of wetland plants. In this …

Leaf size varies conspicuously within and among species under different environments.
However, it is unclear how leaf size would change with elevation, whether there is a general …

Wetland ecosystems in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP), the region with the richest
biodiversity and the most important ecological barrier function at high altitudes, are highly …

The flora of China is well known for its high diversity and endemism. Identifying centers of
endemism and designating conservation priorities are essential goals for biodiversity …

Aims Climate change in the near future may become a major threat to high-altitude
endemics by greatly altering their distribution. Our aims are to (i) assess the potential …

Due to the rapid loss of biodiversity and financial and human resource limitations, there is an
urgent need to prioritize biodiversity conservation. Setting conservation priorities is also an …

Abstract The Qinghai–Tibet Plateau (QTP) is a biodiversity hotspot of national and global
significance. Prerequisites for the effective conservation of biodiversity on the QTP are the …