The study represents the seasonal characteristics (carbonaceous aerosols and elements) contribution of prominent sources PM2.5 PM10 in high altitude eastern Himalaya (Darjeeling) during August 2018–July 2019. Carbonaceous [organic carbon (OC), elemental (EC), water soluble organic (WSOC)] elements (Al, Fe, Ti, Cu, Zn, Mn, Cr, Ni, Mo, Cl, P, S, K, Zr, Pb, Na, Mg, Ca, B) were analyzed to estimate...

Heleodromia Haliday is recorded from Tibet for the first time with the following three species belonging to the subgenus Heleodromia: Heleodromia (Heleodromia) ausobskyi Wagner, Heleodromia (Heleodromia) basiflava sp. nov. and H. (H.) immaculata Haliday. This finding extends the distribution of Heleodromia in China from Northwest China to Southwest China. A key to the known species of Heleodrom...

We report the 4.36-Mb genome of Cryobacterium roopkundensis strain RuGl7, isolated from a soil sample collected in the periphery of Roopkund Lake, Himalayas, India. The draft genome consists of 4,356,863 bp, 4,048 protein-coding sequences, and 50 RNAs, with 65.3% G+C DNA content.

Previously only one species of the genus Diostracus was known to occur in Tibet. Here the following two new species are added to the fauna of Tibet: Diostracusacutatus sp. n. and Diostracustibetensis sp. n. Their relationships with similar species are discussed. A key to the species of Diostracus from the Himalayas is presented.

The Tibetan Plateau is the highest and largest plateau in the world, generated by the collision of India and Eurasia. Details of this continent-continent collision and the uplift mechanism of the plateau are still hotly debated. In this study, I collected a large amount of seismic waveform data recorded by more than 300 stations in Tibet and its northern neighbor Tien Shan. I processed the data...

Ottelia acuminata (Gagnep.) Dandy (Hydrocharitaceae), an endangered aquatic species, was investigated in the Eastern Himalayas, especially in Yunnan Province of Southwest China. The genetic diversity among seven populations was examined using inter-simple sequence repeat (ISSR) amplification markers. The field survey showed that 43.5% natural populations of O. acuminata have become extinct duri...