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Tibet, the Himalaya, Asian monsoons and biodiversity – In what ways are they related? by Spicer, Robert A.

“…Prevailing dogma asserts that the uplift of Tibet, the onset of the Asian monsoon system and high biodiversity in southern Asia are linked, and that all…”
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Ancient orogenic and monsoon-driven assembly of the world’s richest temperate alpine flora by Ding, Wen-Na, Ree, Richard H., Spicer, Robert A., Xing, Yao-Wu

“…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…”
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Cenozoic topography, monsoons and biodiversity conservation within the Tibetan Region: An evolving story by Spicer, Robert A., Farnsworth, Alexander, Su, Tao

“…The biodiversity of the Himalaya, Hengduan Mountains and Tibet, here collectively termed the Tibetan Region, is exceptional in a global context. To…”
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A Middle Eocene lowland humid subtropical “Shangri-La” ecosystem in central Tibet by Su, Tao, Spicer, Robert A., Wu, Fei-Xiang, Farnsworth, Alexander, Huang, Jian, Del Rio, Cédric, Deng, Tao, Ding, Lin, Deng, Wei-Yu-Dong, Huang, Yong-Jiang, Hughes, Alice, Jia, Lin-Bo, Jin, Jian-Hua, Li, Shu-Feng, Liang, Shui-Qing, Liu, Jia, Liu, Xiao-Yan, Sherlock, Sarah, Spicer, Teresa, Srivastava, Gaurav, Tang, He, Valdes, Paul, Wang, Teng-Xiang, Widdowson, Mike, Wu, Meng-Xiao, Xing, Yao-Wu, Xu, Cong-Li, Yang, Jian, Zhang, Cong, Zhang, Shi-Tao, Zhang, Xin-Wen, Zhao, Fan, Zhou, Zhe-Kun

“…Tibet’s ancient topography and its role in climatic and biotic evolution remain speculative due to a paucity of quantitative surface-height measurements…”
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Rapid Eocene diversification of spiny plants in subtropical woodlands of central Tibet by Zhang, Xinwen, Gélin, Uriel, Spicer, Robert A., Wu, Feixiang, Farnsworth, Alexander, Chen, Peirong, Del Rio, Cédric, Li, Shufeng, Liu, Jia, Huang, Jian, Spicer, Teresa E. V., Tomlinson, Kyle W., Valdes, Paul J., Xu, Xiaoting, Zhang, Shitao, Deng, Tao, Zhou, Zhekun, Su, Tao

“…Spinescence is an important functional trait possessed by many plant species for physical defence against mammalian herbivores. The development of spinescence…”
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Orographic evolution of northern Tibet shaped vegetation and plant diversity in eastern Asia by Li, Shu-Feng, Valdes, Paul J, Farnsworth, Alex, Davies-Barnard, T, Su, Tao, Lunt, Daniel J, Spicer, Robert A, Liu, Jia, Deng, Wei-Yu-Dong, Huang, Jian, Tang, He, Ridgwell, Andy, Chen, Lin-Lin, Zhou, Zhe-Kun

“…The growth of the Tibetan Plateau throughout the past 66 million years has profoundly affected the Asian climate, but how this unparalleled orogenesis might…”
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Spatiotemporal maintenance of flora in the Himalaya biodiversity hotspot: Current knowledge and future perspectives by Wambulwa, Moses C., Milne, Richard, Wu, Zeng‐Yuan, Spicer, Robert A., Provan, Jim, Luo, Ya‐Huang, Zhu, Guang‐Fu, Wang, Wan‐Ting, Wang, Hong, Gao, Lian‐Ming, Li, De‐Zhu, Liu, Jie

“…Mountain ecosystems support a significant one‐third of all terrestrial biodiversity, but our understanding of the spatiotemporal maintenance of this high…”
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Leaf form–climate relationships on the global stage: an ensemble of characters by Yang, Jian, Spicer, Robert A, Spicer, Teresa E. V, Arens, Nan Crystal, Jacques, Frédéric M. B, Su, Tao, Kennedy, Elizabeth M, Herman, Alexei B, Steart, David C, Srivastava, Gaurav, Mehrotra, Rakesh C, Valdes, Paul J, Mehrotra, Naresh C, Zhou, Zhe‐Kun, Lai, Jiang‐Shan

“…AIM: Early in their evolution, angiosperms evolved a diversity of leaf form far greater than that of any other group of land plants. Some of this diversity…”
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Tracing the Evolution of Plant Diversity in Southwestern China by Su, Tao, Spicer, Robert A., Zhou, Zhe-Kun

“…Biodiversity hotspots are key regions for understanding the evolutionary history of biodiversity as well as the processes initiating and maintaining it [...]…”
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Convergence in Maximum Stomatal Conductance of C3 Woody Angiosperms in Natural Ecosystems Across Bioclimatic Zones by Murray, Michelle, Soh, Wuu Kuang, Yiotis, Charilaos, Batke, Sven, Parnell, Andrew C., Spicer, Robert A., Lawson, Tracy, Caballero, Rodrigo, Wright, Ian J., Purcell, Conor, McElwain, Jennifer C.

“…Stomatal conductance ( g s ) in terrestrial vegetation regulates the uptake of atmospheric carbon dioxide for photosynthesis and water loss through…”
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Palaeoclimate background of the diverse Eocene floras of South China by Jin, Jian-Hua, Herman, Alexei B., Spicer, Robert A., Kodrul, Tatiana M.

“…Hainan and Guangdong provinces, located in north tropical area and south subtropical area of China respectively, bear one of the highest levels of biodiversity…”
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Variations in morphological and epidermal features of shade and sun leaves of two species: Quercus bambusifolia and Q. myrsinifolia by Maslova, Natalia P., Karasev, Eugeny V., Xu, Sheng‐Lan, Spicer, Robert A., Liu, Xiao‐Yan, Kodrul, Tatiana M., Spicer, Teresa E. V., Jin, Jian‐Hua

“…Premise Microclimatic differences between the periphery and the interior of tree crowns result in a variety of adaptive leaf macromorphological and anatomical…”
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The Eocene climate of China, the early elevation of the Tibetan Plateau and the onset of the Asian Monsoon by Wang, Qing, Spicer, Robert A., Yang, Jian, Wang, Yu-Fei, Li, Cheng-Sen

“…Eocene palynological samples from 37 widely distributed sites across China were analysed using co‐existence approach to determine trends in space and time for…”
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High-Latitude Dinosaur Nesting Strategies during the Latest Cretaceous in North-Eastern Russia by Amiot, Romain, Golovneva, Lina B, Godefroit, Pascal, Goedert, Jean, Garcia, Géraldine, Lécuyer, Christophe, Fourel, François, Herman, Alexei B, Spicer, Robert A

“…Dinosaur eggshell fragments attributed to the oofamilies Spheroolithidae and Prismatoolithidae and recovered from the latest Cretaceous Kakanaut Formation of…”
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Siwalik plant megafossil diversity in the Eastern Himalayas: A review by Khan, Mahasin Ali, Mahato, Sumana, Spicer, Robert A., Spicer, Teresa E.V., Ali, Ashif, Hazra, Taposhi, Bera, Subir

“…The Eastern Himalayas are renowned for their high plant diversity. To understand how this modern botanical richness formed, it is critical to investigate past…”
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Constant elevation of southern Tibet over the past 15 million years by Spicer, Robert A, Harris, Nigel B. W, Widdowson, Mike, Herman, Alexei B, Guo, Shuangxing, Valdes, Paul J, Wolfe, Jack A, Kelley, Simon P

“…The uplift of the Tibetan plateau, an area that is 2,000 km wide, to an altitude of about 5,000 m has been shown to modify global climate and to influence…”
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Coryphoid palms from the K-Pg boundary of central India and their biogeographical implications: Evidence from megafossil remains by Kumar, Sanchita, Hazra, Taposhi, Spicer, Robert A., Hazra, Manoshi, Spicer, Teresa E.V., Bera, Subir, Khan, Mahasin Ali

“…Ten palm leaf impressions are documented from the latest Maastrichtian (late Cretaceous) to early Danian (earliest Paleocene) sediments (K-Pg, c. 66–64 Ma) of…”
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Bauhinia (Leguminosae) Fossils from the Paleogene of Southwestern China and Its Species Accumulation in Asia by Jia, Lin-Bo, Hu, Jin-Jin, Zhang, Shi-Tao, Su, Tao, Spicer, Robert A., Liu, Jia, Yang, Jiu-Cheng, Zou, Pu, Huang, Yong-Jiang, Zhou, Zhe-Kun

“…Extant Bauhinia (Leguminosae) is a genus of 300 species of trees, shrubs, and lianas, widely distributed in pantropical areas, but its diversification history…”
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Why ‘the uplift of the Tibetan Plateau’ is a myth by Spicer, Robert A, Su, Tao, Valdes, Paul J, Farnsworth, Alexander, Wu, Fei-Xiang, Shi, Gongle, Spicer, Teresa E V, Zhou, Zhekun

“…Abstract 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…”
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The Late Cretaceous environment of the Arctic: A quantitative reassessment based on plant fossils by Spicer, Robert A., Herman, Alexei B.

“…Late Cretaceous megafossil floras from the palaeo-Arctic of northeastern Russia and northern Alaska are reviewed in respect of their age, composition,…”
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