supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.31800179,32001086,and 31670389).
Dipelta Maxim.(Caprifoliaceae)is a Tertiary relic genus endemic to China,which includes three extant species,Dipelta floribunda,Dipelta yunnanensis,and Dipelta elegans.Recent progress in the systematics and phylogeogr...
Exploring the worldwide patterns of endemism and the processes that lead to the formation of highendemism centers is crucial in biogeography.This study examines the geographic distribution and ecological influences on...
supported by the National Key Research Development Program of China(2023YFF0805800 and 2022YFF0802300);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC 31590822 and 32270233).
The Himalaya,a majestic mountain range often referred to as the"Roof of the World,"is distinguished by exceptional environmental heterogeneity,rich biodiversity,and high taxonomic endemism(Kitamura,1963;Tabata,1988;Su...
This study describes the gradient analysis of the freshwater macroinvertebrate assemblages in eight streams of Tenerife and La Gomera (Canary Islands) over a 16-year period. During this period, a total of 75 taxa belo...
Savanna, semi-deserts, and hot deserts characterize the Saharo-Arabian region, which includes Morocco, Mauretania, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Palestine, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, the United Arab Emira...
Endemism of lineages lies at the core of understanding variation in community composition among geographic regions because it reflects how speciation,extinction,and dispersal have influenced current distributions.Here...
supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2022YFC2602500,2022YFC2601200);Major Science and Technique Programs in Yunnan Province(202102AA310055);Science and Technology Basic Resources Investigation Program of China(2021FY100200);Project for Talent and Platform of Science and Technology in Yunnan Province Science and Technology Department(202205AM070007);National Natural Science Foundation of China(32000304);Yunnan Fundamental Research Projects(202101AT070294);Chinese Academy of Sciences“Light of West China”Program and Yunnan Revitalization Talent Support Program Young Talent Project(XDYC-QNRC-2022-0379 to Q.L.);Chinese Academy of Sciences“Light of West China”Program(292021000004 to X.Y.L.);Yunnan Provincial Youth Talent Support Program(YNWR-QNBJ-2020-127 to X.Y.L.)。
Gaoligong Mountain(hereafter,GLGM)is located at the intersection of Myanmar and China’s Yunnan Province and Xizang Zizhiqu,and spans three globally significant biodiversity hotspots:the Himalayas,Indo-Burma,and the M...
supported by the Russian Science Foundation(22-14-00037)to N.A.P.(phylogenetic analyses);National Natural Science Foundation of China(32130015)to K.W.(data collection);partially by Rufford Foundation(39897-1) to N.T.V.(data collection)。
We describe a unique new species and genus of agamid lizard from the karstic massifs of Khammouan Province,central Laos.Laodracon carsticola Gen.et sp.nov.is an elusive medium-sized lizard(maximum snout-vent length101...
supported by the Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research(STEP)program(2019QzKKo502);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31270372);the Scientific Research Staring Foundation of Nanchang University(9167-28770557).
Studies on large-scale geographic patterns of aquatic plant diversity can promote research on the generality of macroecological patterns in different ecosystems.Here,we compiled a checklist of 889 aquatic angiosperms ...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32071654);The Biodiversity Survey and Assessment Project of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment,China(2019HJ2096001006);Biodiversity Survey,Observation and Assessment Program of Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China(8-3-7-20-9).
A significant fraction of higher plants in China are threatened due to dramatic landscape transformation and increasing climate change.However,the conservation effectiveness of threatened higher plants(THPs)and their ...