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With intensifying human activities, many species have been threatened with extinction. However, many other species expand their ranges. Is there a general rule to identify which species are “losers” or “winners”? A research team led by Prof. MA Keping from the Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with scientists from the Center for Biodiversity D...
China’s rich plant diversity under human pressure: narrow-ranged losers, widespread winners
[2019.12.17]
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by Jack J. Lee on 28 November 2019 from Mongabay A delicate balance between beneficial and harmful soil fungi associated with tree roots guides the diverse mixture of tree species that thrive in subtropical forests, according to a new study. Scientists had previously hypothesized that forest diversity resulted from a “rare-species advantage” driven by pathogenic, or harmful, fung...
Beneficial and harmful fungi are at the root of forest diversity
[2019.11.29]
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From November 6th to 8th, the 7th IUCN Asia Regional Conservation Forum was held in Islamabad, Pakistan. Prof. Keping Ma from Institute of Botany, CAS was re-elected as the chairman of the IUCN Regional Members Committee for Asia during the forum. This was one of the most important event about Asia biodiversity and ecosystem conservation. The theme of the forum was Greening Asia for Na...
Keping Ma from institute of Botany, CAS is re-elected as Chairman of the Asia Regional Mem...
[2019.11.15]
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