Evolutionary history and underlying adaptation of alpine plants on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau

作者：Jianquan Liu, Yuan‐Wen Duan, Gang Hao, Xue‐Jun Ge, Hang Sun · 发表于：Journal of Systematics and Evolution · 年份：2014 · DOI：10.1111/jse.12094 · 被引用次数：203 · 研究领域：Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions、Genetic diversity and population structure、Plant and animal studies

Abstract As the highest and largest plateau in the world, the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau, with its numerous endemic species, is one of the important alpine biodiversity hotspots. Only recently have the evolutionary histories and underlying adaptations of these alpine plants become clear, through research mostly based on testable experiments and analyses. In this issue, we collected a total of 13 papers related to such aims. In addition, we selected a few published papers to highlight the major findings in the recent past. We also outlined the outlook and direction of future research.