Wu Zhengyi was the leading systematic botanist of China during the second half of the 20th Century.His encyclopedic knowledge of Chinese plants,their medicinal uses,and their distributions was shared through a wide va...Wu Zhengyi was the leading systematic botanist of China during the second half of the 20th Century.His encyclopedic knowledge of Chinese plants,their medicinal uses,and their distributions was shared through a wide variety of publications and directly展开更多
Throughout the world,plant diversity is being reduced rapidly by the extinction of species and of local differentiated populations.In presenting possible solutions to this very serious problem I will first briefly des...Throughout the world,plant diversity is being reduced rapidly by the extinction of species and of local differentiated populations.In presenting possible solutions to this very serious problem I will first briefly describe the factors that have led to the development of China's wealth of biodiversity;then examine the causes of extinction,with an emphasis on the situation in China;and conclude with recommendations on how to most effectively conserve plants in this huge and botanically diverse country.展开更多
Preserving as many as possible of the plants that support us directly as food,medicine,and buildingmaterials and indirectly by maintaining the conditions that make our lives sustainable will be an increasing challenge...Preserving as many as possible of the plants that support us directly as food,medicine,and buildingmaterials and indirectly by maintaining the conditions that make our lives sustainable will be an increasing challenge in the immediate future,owing to our population growth and the climate change that we are driving.With estimates that as many as a third of all kinds of organisms may have become extinct by the end of the century,it is clear that we must save as many of them and as much of their genetic diversity as we possibly can.China,which is home to more than 8%of the world’s plant species,provides an important case in point.展开更多
文摘Wu Zhengyi was the leading systematic botanist of China during the second half of the 20th Century.His encyclopedic knowledge of Chinese plants,their medicinal uses,and their distributions was shared through a wide variety of publications and directly
文摘Throughout the world,plant diversity is being reduced rapidly by the extinction of species and of local differentiated populations.In presenting possible solutions to this very serious problem I will first briefly describe the factors that have led to the development of China's wealth of biodiversity;then examine the causes of extinction,with an emphasis on the situation in China;and conclude with recommendations on how to most effectively conserve plants in this huge and botanically diverse country.
基金China National Science and Technology Infrastructure Program(2015FY210100).
文摘Preserving as many as possible of the plants that support us directly as food,medicine,and buildingmaterials and indirectly by maintaining the conditions that make our lives sustainable will be an increasing challenge in the immediate future,owing to our population growth and the climate change that we are driving.With estimates that as many as a third of all kinds of organisms may have become extinct by the end of the century,it is clear that we must save as many of them and as much of their genetic diversity as we possibly can.China,which is home to more than 8%of the world’s plant species,provides an important case in point.
