The role of the uplift of the Qinghai‐Tibetan Plateau for the evolution of Tibetan biotas
Senckenberg - Leibniz Institution for Biodiversity and Earth System Research · Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre · +6 more institutions
Abstract
Biodiversity is unevenly distributed on Earth and hotspots of biodiversity are often associated with areas that have undergone orogenic activity during recent geological history (i.e. tens of millions of years). Understanding the underlying processes that have driven the accumulation of species in some areas and not in others may help guide prioritization in conservation and may facilitate forecasts on ecosystem services under future climate conditions. Consequently, the study of the origin and evolution of biodiversity in mountain systems has motivated growing scientific interest. Despite an increasing number of studies, the origin and evolution of diversity hotspots associated with the Qinghai-Tibetan…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 26.87
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 232
Authors
7- AFAdrien Favre
Senckenberg - Leibniz Institution for Biodiversity and Earth System Research, Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre, Leipzig University
- MPMartin Päckert
Senckenberg - Leibniz Institution for Biodiversity and Earth System Research, Senckenberg Natural History Collections Dresden, Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre
- SUSteffen U. Pauls
Senckenberg - Leibniz Institution for Biodiversity and Earth System Research, Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre
- SCSonja C. Jähnig
Senckenberg - Leibniz Institution for Biodiversity and Earth System Research, Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries
- DUDieter Uhl
American Museum of Natural History, Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt/M
Topics & keywords
- Biodiversity
- Diversification (marketing strategy)
- Ecology
- Geography
- Biodiversity hotspot
- Habitat
- Plateau (mathematics)
- Geologic record