scholarly journals Population transcriptomes reveal synergistic responses of DNA polymorphism and RNA expression to extreme environments on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau in a predatory bird

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (11) ◽  
pp. 2993-3010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shengkai Pan ◽  
Tongzuo Zhang ◽  
Zhengqin Rong ◽  
Li Hu ◽  
Zhongru Gu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tibetan Plateau ◽  
Dna Polymorphism ◽  
Extreme Environments ◽  
Rna Expression ◽  
Predatory Bird

Passcal instrument performance during the Tibetan Plateau Passive Seismic Experiment

1993 ◽  
Vol 83 (6) ◽  
pp. 1959-1970
Author(s):  
Thomas J. Owens ◽  
George E. Randall ◽  
Francis T. Wu ◽  
Rongsheng Zeng
Keyword(s):  
Tibetan Plateau ◽  
Extreme Environments ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Rocky Mountain ◽  
Spatial Density ◽  
Frequency Noise ◽  
The Tibetan Plateau ◽  
Seismic Experiment ◽  
Deep Earth Structure ◽  
Passive Seismic

Summary The PASSCAL instrumentation performed very well in the Tibetan Plateau Seismic Experiment. This experiment has demonstrated the viability of recording high-quality broadband data at temporary sites in extreme environments. It also highlights some areas where further development is needed. Primarily, more effort is needed to develop more versatile triggering options for the PASSCAL instruments. Such developments could both increase the instrument's success at recording low magnitude teleseismic events for travel-time studies and save disk space when recording local events, thus further increasing the feasibility of long deployments in remote regions. Although the use of the PASSCAL instrument's calibration circuitry for sensor recentering is a valuable technique, more experience is needed in the construction of sensor pads to minimize tilt problems that require site visits to relevel the seismometer such as we experienced at a few sites in the winter. This may also lead to improved low-frequency noise levels, although signals with periods greater than 200 sec can be recovered from these sites. The most exciting aspect of the data we have collected is its broad frequency content and spatial density. We anticipate that this type of experiment will be increasingly useful in the study of lithospheric interactions as well as deep Earth structure. This data was delivered to the IRIS Data Management Center in early September 1993 and is available to the community. Two other broadband passive-seismic experiments, the Baikal Rift experiment (Gao et al. 1992) and the Rocky Mountain Front experiment (Sheehan et al. 1992) should be delivered to the IRIS DMC in the Fall of 1993 as well. Temporary broadband seismic experiments represent an extension of the permanent Global Seismic Network (GSN). We encourage the seismological community to incorporate these data into any research using GSN data in order to maximize the potential utility of this new mode of seismic recording.

scholarly journals Effects of temperature on growth and development of amphibian larvae across an altitudinal gradient in the Tibetan Plateau

2020 ◽  
Vol 70 (3) ◽  
pp. 239-250
Author(s):  
Li Qing Peng ◽  
Min Tang ◽  
Jia Hong Liao ◽  
Shi Yuan Liang ◽  
Li Tao Gan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tibetan Plateau ◽  
Low Temperatures ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Extreme Environments ◽  
Early Growth ◽  
Temperature Treatment ◽  
Temperature Adaptation ◽  
High Temperature Treatment ◽  
The Tibetan Plateau ◽  
Amphibian Larvae

Abstract Organisms living in extreme environments, such as amphibians inhabiting the Tibetan plateau, are faced with a magnitude of potentially strong selection pressures. With an average elevation exceeding 4500 m, the Tibetan plateau is mainly characterized by low temperatures, but little is known about the influence of this factor on the growth, development, and behaviour of amphibian larvae living in this environment. Using a common garden experiment, we studied the influence of temperatures on the early growth and development of tadpoles of the Tibetan brown frog (Rana kukunoris) endemic to the eastern Tibetan plateau. We discovered that temperature had a significant influence on early growth and development of the tadpoles, with those undergoing high-temperature treatment growing and developing faster than their siblings from a low-temperature treatment. However, high-altitude individuals grew faster than low-altitude individuals at low temperatures, while the opposite was true at high temperatures. These results support the temperature adaptation hypothesis, as tadpoles’ growth and developmental rates were maximized at the temperatures experienced in their native environments. These results suggest that variation in ambient temperature, combined with evolutionary adaptation to temperature of local environments, is probably one of the most critical environmental factors shaping altitudinal differences in the growth and development of amphibian larvae on the Tibetan plateau.

Cold‐adaptedBacilliisolated from the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau are able to promote plant growth in extreme environments

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (9) ◽  
pp. 3505-3526 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huijun Wu ◽  
Qin Gu ◽  
Yongli Xie ◽  
Zhiying Lou ◽  
Pengqi Xue ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tibetan Plateau ◽  
Plant Growth ◽  
Extreme Environments ◽  
Promote Plant Growth
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