Scarcity of empirical studies turning the concepts into cost-effective practices is a barrier in achieving the desired trajectory and scale of ecosystem restoration.The present study aimed to assess(i)potential of tre...
Understanding the underlying mechanisms driving species assembly along elevational gradients is of great interest in ecology and biogeography.The Himalaya is one of the world’s hotspots of biodiversity,and the elevat...
For clades originating in warm climates,the tropical niche conservatism hypothesis predicts that current biological assemblages in colder or drier climates are expected to have lower phylogenetic diversity,and species...
supported by grants from Natural Sciences Foundation of China(32160052,31760055);Natural Sciences Foundation of Hunan Province(2019JJ40232 and 2019JJ40233).
Understanding plant diversity and the phylogenetic divergences in the Northern Hemisphere is essential for in-depth evolutionary studies and conservation efforts.Maianthemum is an ideal example to explore plant divers...
funded by the Swedish Research Council VR(2021-02163 and 2022-06011);the Third Pole Environment.
Traditional Ecological Knowledge(TEK)often represents centuries of empirical observation and adaptation to specific ecological conditions,which is relevant to meaningful nature-human relations.Yet,TEK is rarely taken ...
Bracket fungi(Polypores)are a morphologically distinct category of Agaricomycetes(Basidiomycota)that are important agents for decomposition and nutrient cycling in forest ecosystems.The species composition and ecology...
supported by the National Key Research Development Program of China(2023YFF0805800 and 2022YFF0802300);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC 31590822 and 32270233).
The Himalaya,a majestic mountain range often referred to as the"Roof of the World,"is distinguished by exceptional environmental heterogeneity,rich biodiversity,and high taxonomic endemism(Kitamura,1963;Tabata,1988;Su...
supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2023YFF0805800);Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences(Nos.XDB31000000 and XDA19050103);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.31900190).
The formation of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau has long been debated,despite the various proxies used to estimate its paleoelevation.Here,we introduce a novel method to calibrate paleoelevation by comparing the fossil and...
the research grant from ISRO-RESPOND(ISRO/RES/4/690/21-22)and SERB(CRG/2020/004877)projects。
Due to limited spatial and temporal in-situ runoff data availability,Himalaya-Karakoram(HK)glaciohydrology has a significant knowledge gap between large-scale and small-scale runoff modelling studies.This study recons...
supported by financial grants from Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India, in the form of projects entitled “Conservation and sustainable resource generation of high altitude bioresources at CSIR-Centre for High Altitude Biology (MLP-0145)”, “Conservation of threatened species of India (MLP-0172)” and In-house project MLP-0205;Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) for providing financial support as Senior Research Fellow (SRF) scholarship
The Himalayan high-altitude eco-regions exhibit higher plant species diversity, and several environmental factors play a crucial role in shaping species distribution and diversity. The aim of the present study is to i...