Contrasting Floristic Diversity of the Hengduan Mountains, the Himalayas and the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Sensu Stricto in China

The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau sensu lato (QTP s.l.) harbors an exceptionally high biodiversity, especially at its southeastern margin: this area encompasses the Hengduan Mountains and the eastern Himalayas, which have been listed as biodiversity hotspots. To the contrary, the plateau interior (namely th...

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Main Authors: Haibin Yu, Shenyu Miao, Guowen Xie, Xueying Guo, Zhao Chen, Adrien Favre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fevo.2020.00136/full