Tibetan terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems collapsed with cryosphere loss inferred from sedimentary ancient metagenomics
S. Liu, K. Stoof-Leichsenring, L. Harms, L. Schulte, S. Mischke, S. Kruse, C. Zhang, U. Herzschuh
This paper uses ancient metagenomics and network analysis to show that cryosphere loss over 18,000 years drove ecosystem shifts in the Tibetan Plateau, refuting top-down herbivore control and highlighting keystone plant species.
Science Advances · May 24, 2024Peer-reviewedEcology