Ecosystems are self-organization systems, with opening and non-linear development characteristics. There is a long history of theory study on self-organization of ecosystems with great advances gotten from function and structure aspects separately, but case study is still lacking. The self-organi...

In 2010, Dr. LU Xiankai, Prof. MO Jiangming and his colleagues from SCBG found that elevated N deposition may decrease plant diversity of “N-rich” forests (see Lu et al., Global Change Biology, 2010, 16: 2688–2700). On the base of this finding, their further study in Dinghushan Biosphere Reser...

Gibberellins (GAs) modulate jasmonate (JA) signaling, which is essential for stress response and development of plants. However, the molecular details of such phytohormone interaction remain largely unknown.
　　Dr. XIA Kuafei from Sustainable Use of Plant and Gene Resource Field in South China B...

Since South China Botanical Garden (SCBG) succeed in propagation and reintroduction of the first-grade rare and endangered plant of Primulina tabacum via biotechnology, the scientific researchers of SCIB recently carried out systematic studies on another first grade rare and endangered species Me...

With previous projects funded by Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), Chinese Academy Science Knowledge Innovative Program and Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province, the Research Group of Ecosystem Physiology, headed by Prof. ZHAO Ping, has conducted research on plantation water...