Holocene climate changes and paleoecology on the Tibetan Plateau: recent advances

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Acknowledgments

We thank Prof. Fahu Chen for his support in organizing this Special Issue. We appreciate the valuable comments and suggestions from more than 40 reviewers, which significantly improved the quality of the Special Issue. Dr. Xiaoyu Chen of East China Normal University helped coordinate this special issue.

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