Editors:
- Offers an overview of plant diversity, in situ and ex situ protection and plant reintroduction in China
- Focuses on the reintroduction of plants that have been systematically studied and monitored in China
- Includes all reintroduction cases and orchid plant reintroduction in China up to November 2019
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Table of contents (20 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Plant Diversity and Its Conservation in China
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Front Matter
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Reintroduction Cases of Rare and Endangered Plants in China
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Front Matter
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About this book
The book offers a comprehensive review of the advances in conservation and the reintroduction of rare and endangered plants in China. It systematically discusses plant diversity, in situ and ex situ protection and plant reintroduction in China, including the reintroduction species list and orchid plant reintroduction up to November 2019. A useful reference resource for students, instructors and scientific researchers in the field of wild plant protection, botany, biodiversity protection, and natural land protection and management, the book also provides valuable insights for government departments involved in plant management.
Editors and Affiliations
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South China Botanical Garden, CAS, Guangzhou, China
Hai Ren
About the editor
Prof. Dr. Hai Ren received his Ph.D. in Botany from South China Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences (now University of Chinese Academy of Sciences) in 1997. He was a senior visiting scholar at Arizona State University in 1999, and at Wageningen University & Research Center in 2001. He is currently a Professor at South China Botanical Garden (Formerly South China Institute of Botany, renamed in 2003), Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Vice President of the College of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences. His research interests include vegetation restoration and conservation biology, and his current research focuses on forest ecosystem restoration and the reintroduction of rare and endangered plants. He has published more than 100 English (SCI) papers, authored 2 Chinese books and edited 1 English book.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Conservation and Reintroduction of Rare and Endangered Plants in China
Editors: Hai Ren
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-5301-1
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-5300-4Published: 29 August 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-5303-5Published: 29 August 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-5301-1Published: 28 August 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 233
Number of Illustrations: 13 b/w illustrations, 80 illustrations in colour
Topics: Plant Sciences, Biodiversity, Plant Ecology