The plant hormone gibberellin (GA) plays key roles in almost all aspects of plant development, but its detailed function and underlying regulatory mechanism in embryo development are not yet clearly defined.
　　Recently, a research team led by Prof. Hou Xingliang from South China Botanical ...

　　What causes the disparity in biodiversity among regions is a fundamental question in biogeography, ecology, and evolutionary biology. Evolutionary and biogeographic processes (speciation, extinction, dispersal) directly determine species richness patterns, and can be studied using integrativ...

Tree growth of boreal forest plays an important role on global carbon (C) cycle, while tree growth in the western Canadian boreal mixed forests has been predicted to be negatively affected by regional drought. Individual tree growth can be controlled by many factors, such as competition, climate,...

Discovered in 1974 by Prof. Chien GAO, an acknowledged authority on Chinese bryology, at Hongqilinchang (now Shiwandashan National Forest Park), Shangsi, Guangxi, Cheilolejeunea gaoi R.L.Zhu, M.L.So et Grolle was a peculiar member of the Chinese Lejeuneaceae. It was described as a new species of ...

Sponsored by Chinese Ecosystem Research Network (CERN), organized by South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences (SCBG-CAS), and co-organzied by the secretariat of the scientific committee of CERN, the “International Long Term Ecological Research Network (ILTER) Next Generation Wor...