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2018-01-04The Fifth Workshop on Biodiversity Conservation & Management successfully organized in SCBG, CASThe Fifth Workshop on Biodiversity Conservation & Management from Nov . 13 - Nov . 27 , 2017 Sponsored by Bureau of International Co-operation , Chinese Academy of Sciences was successfully organized in South China Botanical Garden ( SCBG ) .Nineteen Participants from Argentina , Brazil , Bolivia , Peru , Ecuador , Malaysia , Sri Lanka and Vietn...Read More
The Fifth Workshop on Biodiversity Conservation & Management from Nov.13-Nov.27, 2017 Sponsored by Bureau of International Co-operation, Chinese Academy of Sciences was successfully organized in South China Botanical Garden (SCBG), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). Nineteen Participants from Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Malay... -
2017-12-21Effect of climate and competition on radial growth of Pinus massoniana and Schima superba in China’s subtropical monsoon mixed forestTree growth is affected by many exogenous and endogenous factors , especially climate and competition .Dendroclimatology combined with competition analysis was used to examine the radial growth response of two major species - Pinus massoniana and Schima superba in subtropical monsoon mixed forests in southern China . Growth-climate relationship ...Read More
Tree growth is affected by many exogenous and endogenous factors, especially climate and competition. To address the issue of how these factors influence tree growth under global warming, dendroclimatology combined with competition analysis was used to examine the radial growth response of two major species - Pinus massoniana and Schima sup... -
2017-11-29New progress was made in the study of species diversity and co-occurrence network of soil microbes in the south subtropical forestPrecipitation regime change presents serious ecological consequences in diverse ecosystems , particularly forests .The richness and abundance of Sordariomycetes were reduced , while the abundance of ectomycorrhizal fungi was elevated by MAPS . The co-occurrence network of fungal OTUs ( fungal network ) was also changed more than the bacterial ne... Precipitation regime change presents serious ecological consequences in diverse ecosystems, particularly forests. Soil microorganisms can have great feedback to the carbon stock of subtropical forest, but the sensitivity of microbial community in multiple aspects to the precipitation change is still not sufficiently understood.Read More
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2017-11-27The mechanism behind forest decline and death in the northern hemisphere recently being clarifiedInsects , diseases , fire and drought and other disturbances associated with global climate change contribute to forest decline and mortality in many parts of the world .Forest decline and mortality related to drought or insect outbreaks have been observed in North American aspen forests .In addition , data suggest that insect outbreaks could be... Insects, diseases, fire and drought and other disturbances associated with global climate change contribute to forest decline and mortality in many parts of the world. Forest decline and mortality related to drought or insect outbreaks have been observed in North American aspen forests. However, little research has been done to partition and est...Read More -
2017-11-20Responses of Tree Transpiration and Growth to Seasonal Rainfall Redistribution in a Subtropical Evergreen Broad-Leaved ForestPrecipitation changes such as more frequent drought and altered precipitation seasonality may impose substantial impacts on the structure and functioning of forest ecosystems .Three precipitation treatments were administered including a drier dry season and wetter wet season treatment ( DD ) , an extended dry season and wetter wet season treatme...Read More
Precipitation changes such as more frequent drought and altered precipitation seasonality may impose substantial impacts on the structure and functioning of forest ecosystems. A better understanding of tree responses to precipitation changes can provide fundamental information for the conservation and management of forests under future clim... -
2017-11-17Research showing a two-layer mode of reticulate diversification in kiwifruit plantsReticulate speciation caused by interspecific hybridization is now recognized as an important mechanism in the creation of biological diversity .However , depicting the patterns of phylogenetic networks for lineages that have undergone interspecific gene flow is challenging .On the basis of the elucidated hybridization relationships , the resear... Reticulate speciation caused by interspecific hybridization is now recognized as an important mechanism in the creation of biological diversity. However, depicting the patterns of phylogenetic networks for lineages that have undergone interspecific gene flow is challenging.Read More
By using genome-wide sequencing, the researchers from both the South... -
2017-11-16Past climatic change as a driver of plant diversification in the karst ecosystems from southern ChinaKarst ecosystems in southern China are species-rich and have high levels of endemism , yet little is known regarding the evolutionary processes responsible for the origin and diversification of karst biodiversity .A typical karst plant in southern China . They found that speciation was positively associated with changes in past temperatures and ...Read More
Karst ecosystems in southern China are species-rich and have high levels of endemism, yet little is known regarding the evolutionary processes responsible for the origin and diversification of karst biodiversity. Dr. Hanghui Kong et al. from the Plant Genetic Resources and Evolution Lab, South China Botanical Garden, reconstructed the phylo... -
2017-11-06Evolution and ecophysiology of Magnoliaceae species: new findings from South China Botanical GardenAs a basal angiosperm family , Magnoliaceae is extraordinary important for studying the evolution of flowering plants from phylogenetic and geographical perspectives .However , the ecophysiological adaptation underlying their divergent evolution and geographical pattern is unclear .Fig . 1 Magnoliaceae Garden in South China Botanical Garden , wi...Read More
As a basal angiosperm family, Magnoliaceae is extraordinary important for studying the evolution of flowering plants from phylogenetic and geographical perspectives. However, the ecophysiological adaptation underlying their divergent evolution and geographical pattern is unclear.
During recent three years, Dr. Hui Liu et al. from Plant ...