Tianying Lan

New Results Tianying Lan, Kalle Leppala, Crystal Tomlin, Sandra L Talbot, George K Sage, Sean Farley, Richard T Shideler, Lutz Bachmann, Oystein Wiig, Victor A Albert, Jarkko Salojarvi, Thomas Mailund, Daniela I Drautz-Moses, Stephan C Schuster, Luis Herrera-Estrella, Charlotte Lindqvist doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.12.11.472228 Abstract The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) has become a symbol of the threat to biodiversity from climate change.

1. Introduction The Tibetan Plateau, the most extensive and highest plateau in the world with an average altitude of 4500 m above sea level, is partly surrounded by the Himalayan range and many of Earth's highest mountains. Dramatic environmental changes caused by the uplift of the plateau and climatic oscillations during the Quaternary glaciations substantially impacted the evolution, diversification, and distribution of local plant and animal species [1].

1. IntroductionThe Tibetan Plateau, the most extensive and highest plateau in the world with an average altitude of 4500 m above sea level, is partly surrounded by the Himalayan range and many of Earth's highest mountains. Dramatic environmental changes caused by the uplift of the plateau and climatic oscillations during the Quaternary glaciations substantially impacted the evolution, diversification, and distribution of local plant and animal species [1].