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Microrefugia and Shifts of Hippophae tibetana (Elaeagnaceae) on the north side of Mt. Qomolangma (Mt. Everest) during the last 25000 years.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Xu Lu, Wang Hao, La Qiong, Lu Fan, Sun Kun, Fang Yang, Yang Mei, Zhong Yang, Wu Qianhong, Chen Jiakuan, Birks H John B, Zhang Wenju
Abstract excerpt
Microrefugia at high altitudes or high latitudes are thought to play an important role in the post-glacial colonization of species. However, how populations in such microrefugia have responded to climate changes in alternating cold glacial and warm interglacial stages remain unclear. Here we present evidence to indicate the Rongbuk Valley of the Mt. Qomolangma (Mt. Everest) area, the highest region on earth, had...
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