Browsing Department of Biological Sciences by Subject "Himalaya"

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    • Highest treeline in the Northern Hemisphere found in Southern Tibet 

      Miehe, Georg; Miehe, Sabine; Vogel, Jonas; Co, Sonam; Duo, La (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2007)
      Three new records of the highest treelines in the northern hemisphere are presented here, based on the definition of a “tree.” The tree species with the highest treeline in the northern hemisphere is Juniperus tibetica ...

    • Species Richness Patterns in Space and Time in the Himalayan Area 

      Baniya, Chitra Bahadur (Doctoral thesis, 2010-02-19)
      Aims: The Himalayan Mountains are highly sensitive to current global climate changes and their local impacts. Potentially more sensitive are lichens growing throughout the Himalaya and species living in the alpine zones ...