Researchers at the Kunming Institute of Zoology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences have discovered a new species of caecilian, the second such amphibian species found in China. This discovery enriches China's biodiversity and provides valuable insights for further understanding the evolution of amphibians, the Science and Technology Daily reported on Wednesday.
Chinese researchers have discovered a new species of Begonia in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, according to the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Chinese researchers have discovered two rare species of flying squirrels, Priapomys leonardi and Petaurista nobilis, in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, according to the Kunming Institute of Zoology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Thursday.
A study from the Institute of Botany at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IBCAS) has demonstrated that the association between multitrophic diversity and ecosystem multifunctionality is stronger than the relationship between the diversity of individual trophic groups and multifunctionality.
The Lauraceae is an important basal angiosperm group, widely distributed in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Beilschmiedia is one of the largest genera in Lauraceae and has a typical pantropical distribution. During field work from Menghai county to Lancang county in Yunnnan province, researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) collected an unknown fruiting Lauraceae taxon.
Researchers from the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden have provided strong support for this central prediction by examining phytochemical diversity and herbivory in 60 tree communities ranging from species-rich tropical rainforests to species-poor subalpine forests.
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