The timing of the initial India–Asia collision and the mechanisms that led to the eventual
formation of the high (> 5 km) Tibetan Plateau remain enigmatic. In this Review, we describe …

Reorganization of the Asian climate from one dominated by global planetary wind systems
to a regional monsoon climate is closely related to the surface uplift of the Tibetan Plateau …

The Himalayan-Tibetan orogen culminated during the Cenozoic India--Asia collision, but its
geological framework and initial growth were fundamentally the result of multiple, previous …

Origins of an alpine flora The evolution of high mountain floras is strongly influenced by
tectonic and climatic history. Ding et al. document the timing, tempo, and mode by which the …

The often-used phrase 'the uplift of the Tibetan Plateau'implies a flat-surfaced Tibet rose as a
coherent entity, and that uplift was driven entirely by the collision and northward movement …

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 livelihoods of millions of people living in the world's deltas are deeply interconnected
with the sediment dynamics of these deltas. In particular a sustainable supply of fluvial …

The establishment of continental-scale drainage systems on Earth is largely controlled by
topography related to plate boundary deformation and buoyant mantle. Drainage patterns of …

Abstract The **ning Basin is well known for its thick and continuous sequence of fine-
grained Cenozoic sediments. In addition, it contains important **ejia fauna which define the …

Mountain systems harbor a substantial fraction of global biodiversity and, thus, provide
excellent opportunities to study rapid diversification and to understand the historical …