Biodiversity science in China has seen rapid growth over recent decades, ranging from
baseline biodiversity studies to understanding the processes behind evolution across …

Humanity is causing dramatic changes to the Earth, and we may be entering a human-
dominated era referred to as the Anthropocene. Map** the human footprint and assessing …

Duckweed is recognized as a phytoremediation aquatic plant due to the production of large
biomass and a high level of tolerance in stressed conditions. A laboratory experiment was …

Evergreen broadleaved woody plants (EBWPs) are dominant components in forests and
savanna of the global tropic and subtropic regions. Southern China possesses the largest …

The how and why of the spatial variation in biodiversity is one of the fundamental topics in
biogeography research, but accurate insights require the incorporation of phylogenetic …

The functional composition of plant communities is commonly thought to be determined by
contemporary climate. However, if rates of climate‐driven immigration and/or exclusion of …

Climate change, land-use changes and other anthropogenic pressures are globally the
major drivers of biodiversity decline with profound implications, especially for the fragile …

Based on the two most recent assessments of Chinese higher plants in 2013 and 2020, of
34,450 and 39,330 species, respectively, we analysed the threatened status of Chinese …

The pepper-bark tree (Warburgia salutaris) is one of the most highly valued medicinal plant
species worldwide. Native to southern Africa, this species has been extensively harvested …

Aim Understanding how species' traits and environmental contexts relate to extinction risk is
a critical priority for ecology and conservation biology. This study aims to identify and …