Geological Society London Special Publications,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
549(1)
Опубликована: Апрель 17, 2024
The
current
status
of
the
Sino-Himalayan
region
as
a
biodiversity
hotspot,
particularly
for
flora,
has
often
been
linked
to
uplift
Sino-Tibetan
Plateau
and
Himalayan
Hengduan
Mountains.
However,
relationship
between
topological
development
onset
diversification
is
yet
be
confirmed.
Here,
we
apply
Bayesian
phylodynamic
methods
large
phylogeny
angiosperm
species
from
Sino-Himalayas
infer
changes
in
their
rates
evolution
through
time.
We
find
strong
evidence
high
Paleocene,
late
Miocene
Pliocene,
negative
Quaternary
driven
by
an
increase
extinction
rates.
Our
analyses
suggest
that
global
palaeotemperatures
are
unlikely
driving
force
these
rate
shifts.
Instead,
collision
Indian
continent
with
Eurasia
coeval
topographic
change
Sino-Himalayas,
Grassland
Expansion
impact
Pleistocene
glaciations
on
this
altitudinally
variable
may
have
also
demonstrate
influence
choice
times
shape
inferred
piecewise-constant
trajectories
phylodynamics,
advocate
use
prior
information
when
making
decision.
Earth and Planetary Science Letters,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
583, С. 117446 - 117446
Опубликована: Март 2, 2022
The
birth
and
expansion
of
continental
plateaus
exert
a
strong
control
on
our
planet's
climate
the
distribution
evolution
its
biodiversity.
It
has
been
proposed
that
Tibetan
Plateau
steadily
growing
by
southward
expansion.
Here
we
demonstrate
shape
southeastern
margin
plateau
remained
unchanged
for
last
10
Myr
despite
vast
amounts
exhumation.
Our
finding
is
based
new,
high-resolution
thermochronological
dataset
from
deep
gorges
Salween
Mekong
rivers,
which
interpret
using
physics-based
model
combined
with
an
optimization
method.
We
show
scenario
also
agrees
wide
range
other,
independent
geological
geophysical
data.
This
demonstrates
margins
can
reach
large-scale
topographic
steady-state
between
outward
growth
surface
erosion,
important
implications
understanding
Earth's
biodiversity
in
recent
past.
Science,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
380(6647), С. 855 - 859
Опубликована: Май 25, 2023
The
high
levels
of
biodiversity
supported
by
mountains
suggest
a
possible
link
between
geologic
processes
and
biological
evolution.
Freshwater
is
not
only
in
tectonically
active
settings
but
also
quiescent
montane
regions
such
as
the
Appalachian
Mountains.
We
show
that
erosion
through
different
rock
types
drove
allopatric
divergence
lineages
Greenfin
Darter
(Nothonotus
chlorobranchius),
fish
species
endemic
to
rivers
draining
metamorphic
rocks
Tennessee
River
basin
United
States.
In
past,
preferred
N.
chlorobranchius
was
more
widespread,
exposed
other
types,
this
were
progressively
isolated
tributaries
farther
upstream,
where
remained.
Our
results
mechanism
for
initiating
diversification
long
after
tectonic
activity
ceases.
Geological Society London Special Publications,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
549(1)
Опубликована: Апрель 17, 2024
The
current
status
of
the
Sino-Himalayan
region
as
a
biodiversity
hotspot,
particularly
for
flora,
has
often
been
linked
to
uplift
Sino-Tibetan
Plateau
and
Himalayan
Hengduan
Mountains.
However,
relationship
between
topological
development
onset
diversification
is
yet
be
confirmed.
Here,
we
apply
Bayesian
phylodynamic
methods
large
phylogeny
angiosperm
species
from
Sino-Himalayas
infer
changes
in
their
rates
evolution
through
time.
We
find
strong
evidence
high
Paleocene,
late
Miocene
Pliocene,
negative
Quaternary
driven
by
an
increase
extinction
rates.
Our
analyses
suggest
that
global
palaeotemperatures
are
unlikely
driving
force
these
rate
shifts.
Instead,
collision
Indian
continent
with
Eurasia
coeval
topographic
change
Sino-Himalayas,
Grassland
Expansion
impact
Pleistocene
glaciations
on
this
altitudinally
variable
may
have
also
demonstrate
influence
choice
times
shape
inferred
piecewise-constant
trajectories
phylodynamics,
advocate
use
prior
information
when
making
decision.
