Identification of the relationship between Chinese Adiantum reniforme var. sinense and Canary Adiantum reniforme [PDF]
© 2014 Wang et al.; licensee BioMed Central. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and ...
Chen, H-F +8 more
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Interacting with the \u27Himalayan \u3ci\u3eUmmah\u3c/i\u3e\u27. The case of Xidaotang, a Chinese Muslim Community from Lintan [PDF]
This short essay discusses whether Xidaotang, a Chinese Muslim community, may be considered as belonging to the ‘Himalayan ummah’. Historically and until today, especially via trade, this community has been in close contact with the Himalayan region ...
Hille, Marie-Paule
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Evolutionary response of Caragana (Fabaceae) to Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau uplift and Asian interior aridification [PDF]
Caragana is endemic to temperate Asia, with most species distributed on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP) and in Northwestern China. Consequently its biogeography should be hypothesized to have been affected by QTP uplift.
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The Singer of Tibet: Shabkar (1781-1851), the “Inescapable Nation,” and Buddhist Universalism [PDF]
This paper examines the concept of ‘Tibet (Tib. bod)’ in the spiritual autobiography of the celebrated Tibetan Buddhist author, Shabkar Tsokdruk Rangdröl (1781–1851).
Pang, Rachel H
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Identifying the Relative Contributions of Climate and Grazing to Both Direction and Magnitude of Alpine Grassland Productivity Dynamics from 1993 to 2011 on the Northern Tibetan Plateau [PDF]
Alpine grasslands on the Tibetan Plateau are claimed to be sensitive and vulnerable to climate change and human disturbance. The mechanism, direction and magnitude of climatic and anthropogenic influences on net primary productivity (NPP) of various ...
Feng, Yunfei +4 more
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The spatial variation of Asian dust and marine aerosol contributions to glaciochemical signals in central Asia [PDF]
Short-term (6 months to 17 years) glaciochemical records have been collected from several glacier basins in the mountains of central Asia. The spatial distribution of snow chemistry in central Asia is controlled by the influx of dust from the large ...
Mayewski, Paul A, Wake, Cameron P
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Northward growth of the Qimen Tagh Range: A new model accounting for the Late Neogene strike-slip deformation of the SW Qaidam Basin [PDF]
International audienceSituated along the western termination of the Eastern Kunlun Mountains, the Qimen Tagh Range represents a key area to understand the Cenozoic basin-range interactions between the northeastern Tibetan Plateau and the Qaidam Basin ...
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The classification system for the genus Aconitum is highly complex. It is also the subject of ongoing debate. Aconitum pendulum Busch and Aconitum flavum Hand.-Mazz. are perennial herbs of the genus Aconitum.
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Chloroplasts are critical organelles for photosynthesis and play significant roles in plant growth and metabolism. High temperature is one of abiotic stresses affecting the growth and development of plants, involving chlorophyll biosynthesis and ...
Shenglong Yang +9 more
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Alkaline rains on the Tibetan Plateau and their implication for the original pH of natural rainfall [PDF]
Natural rains are generally considered as weakly acidic. Long-term measurement in the Tibetan capital city, Lhasa, reveals that alkaline rain is also natural. For the last 3 years the volume-weighted mean pH of rainwater is 7.5. Earlier observation shows
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