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2020-03-24Climatic-niche evolution is strikingly similar in plants and animalsAuthor:LIU Hui E-mail:hui.liu@scbg.ac.cn Paper link: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-020-1158-x Online time: Mar. 23, 2020 Given the fundamental biological differences in plants and animals, previous research proposed that plants may have broader environmental tolerances than animals but are more sensitive to climate. However, a recent study has found that there are actually “general rules” of climatic-niche evolution that span plants and animals.Read More
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2020-03-17Xinhua news: 12 species selected for tropical coral island recoveryChinese researchers have selected 12 species suitable for tropical coral island recovery, according to a recent research article published in the journal Functional Ecology.Researchers from the South China Botanical Garden of Chinese Academy of Sciences developed a species screening model to select more species that have comparable restoration a...Read More
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2020-03-17Comparison of Cd phytoextraction ability of several plantsAuthor: HUANG Rong E-mail: hrong2018@scbg.ac.cn Paper link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969720310925?dgcid=coauthor#f0040 Online time: 25 February 2020 Remediation of soil contaminated by heavy metals has become a hot topic in the world, and phytoremediation technology is the most widely used. Compared with physical and chemical remediation, phytoremediation technology has the advantages of high cost-effectiveness, in-situ application, less invasive, less destructive and so on.Read More
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2020-03-16Application of a trait-based species screening framework for vegetation restorationAuthor: LIU Nan E-mail: liunan@scbg.ac.cn Paper link: https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2435.13553 Online time: 2020-3-6 Restoration science has rapidly developed to address many of the world’s most pressing and complex ecological problems. A primary challenge in restoration science is the selection of suitable species that can be used to restore vegetated ecosystems. Traditionally, the selection of candidate species for restoration efforts is based largely on ex...Read More
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2020-03-13Xinhua news: Phosphorus limitation of plant growth occurs in global terrestrial ecosystemsChinese researchers have revealed that plant growth is significantly limited by phosphorus supply in both the tropics and temperate regions and in all major types of terrestrial ecosystems including forests, grasslands, tundras, and farmland.Read More
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2020-03-12SCBG gets a invention patent of Maize OXIDATIVE STRESS 2 homologs and their application potentialsCadmium (Cd) is one of the most serious heavy metal pollutants. It brings a great threat not only to human health but also to crop production. An excess amount of Cd in soil reduces the efficiency of plant photosynthesis, absorption of water and nutrients, and growth.Read More
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2020-03-12Researchers from SCBG reveal the global pattern of phosphorus limitation on terrestrial natural ecosystemsAuthor: WEN Dazhi E-mail: dzwen@scbg.ac.cn Paper link: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-14492-w Online time: 2020-1-31 In terrestrial ecosystems, nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) have been considered as the most important limiting nutrients of aboveground plant production. P limitation, however, is usually assumed to occur mainly in the strongly weathered lowland tropical regions but rarely elsewhere. Here we report that such P limitation is more widespread and m...Read More
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2020-02-25Can In vitro extraction tests predict Cd relative bioavailability in rice?Author: ZHUANG Ping E-mail: zhuangp@scbg.ac.cn Paper link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969720309633?via%3Dihub Online time: 20 February 2020. With the development of economy and the acceleration of urbanization, human activities have led to the pollution of harmful heavy metals in large areas of farmland, especially paddy soil. Cadmium (Cd) is a common toxic metal in soil pollution. The nationwide survey of soil pollution in China indicated that the pollution of Cd is very severe, and...Read More