Located in the centre of the Eurasian continent and representing the largest arid zone in the Northern Hemisphere, the arid Asian interior (here mainly referred to as Central and West Asia) is characterized by a continental climate with low annual precipitation and highly variable seasonal temperatures
The Chinese version of International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants (Shenzhen Code) has been published in November 2021 by Science Press, Beijing.
An international partnership between Scotland and China, forged to fight biodiversity loss this week celebrates its 30th anniversary.
Determining the major drivers of species diversification and phenotypic innovation across the Tree of Life is one of the grand challeges in evolutionary biology.
Facilitated by the Germplasm Bank of Wild Species of the Kunming Institute of Botany (KIB) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Prof. YI Tingshuang and Prof. LI Dezhu of KIB led a novel study on gymnosperm diversification...
To meet the goals of the Convention on Biological Diversity, researchers have proposed five strategies for protecting the global ecosystem.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) is one of the most important greenhouse gas causing global warming. At the same time, N2O also participates in many photochemical reactions in the atmosphere, destroying the atmospheric ozone layer. Compared to the Carbon dioxide (CO2) content in the atmosphere, the relative content of N2O is much lower.
A new system for evidence-based mushroom classification seeks to reduce poisoning events and clarify edibility status, according to a review published this year.
Jinping Fenshuiling National Nature Reserve has a rich bryoflora that over 500 species of bryophytes had been documented in the Reserve (Ma 2020), accounting for over 25% of species reported in Yunnan Province.
Bulbs of the plant known as Lu Bei (Fritallaria delavayi) have been used in Chinese medicine for more than two thousand years. Now, researchers reporting November 20 in the journal Current Biology have found that, in places where the herb is harvested more, the plant has evolved to blend in better with the background, making them harder for people to find. As a result, the plant varies in color...
