Geophysical upheavals and evolutionary diversification of plant species in the Himalaya
The Himalaya is one of the youngest and the loftiest mountain chains of the world; it is also referred to as the water tower of Asia. The Himalayan region harbors nearly 10,000 plant species constituting approximately 2.5% of the global angiosperm diversity of which over 4,000 are endemics. The pres...
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PeerJ Inc.
2018-11-01
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