Conservation and Reintroduction of Rare and Endangered Plants in China / edited by Hai Ren.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Ren, Hai.

Contributor:

• Ren, Hai, Editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Botany.
• Biodiversity.
• Plant ecology.
• Plant Sciences.
• Plant Ecology.

Local Subjects:

• Plant Sciences.
• Biodiversity.
• Plant Ecology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2020.

Place of Publication:

• Springer Singapore 2020
• Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2020.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

• Part 1. Plant diversity and its conservation in China
• Chapter 1. An overview of China’s vegetation and plant diversity
• Chapter 2. The rare and endangered plants in China
• Chapter 3. In situ and ex situ conservation of Chinese plants
• Chapter 4. Reintroduction of rare and endangered plants in China
• Part 2. Reintroduction cases of rare and endangered plants in China
• Chapter 5. Reintroduction of Primulina tabacum Hance, a critically endangered Calciphilous perennial herb, in southern China
• Chapter 6. Artificial propagation and reintroduction of Dayaoshania cotinifolia W.T. Wang
• Chapter 7. Reintroduction of Tigridiopalma magnifica C. Chen, a critically endangered endemic plant, in southern China
• Chapter 8. Reintroduction of Camellia changii Ye (Theaceae), a critically endangered plant endemic to southern China
• Chapter 9. Conservation translocation of the rare and endangered tree Euryodendron excelsum in South China
• Chapter 10. Conservation translocations of Manglietia longipedunculata, a critically endangered tree in South China
• Chapter 11. Reintroduction of Parakmeria omeiensis Cheng, a critically endangered endemic plant, in Southwest China
• Chapter 12. Reintroduction of Hopea hainanensis Merr. et Chun, a wild plant with extremely small populations, in southern China
• Chapter 13. Reintroduction of Trigonobalanus doichangensis, a threatened plant species with extremely small populations
• Chapter 14. Reintroduction of Craigia yunnanensis to private plots, an innovated case with help from local volunteers
• Chapter 15. Reintroduction of Myricaria laxiflora (Franch.) P.Y. Zhang et Y.J. Zhang, a critically endangered shrub, in central China
• Chapter 16. Reintroduction of Bretschneidera sinensis Hemsl. an endangered endemic tree
• Chapter 17. Reintroduction of Paphiopedilum wardii Sumerh, an endangered terrestrial orchid in China
• Chapter 18. Reintroduction and assisted colonization of Paphiopedilum spicerianum: An orchid with extremely small populations in China
• Chapter 19. Orchid conservation translocation efforts in China
• Chapter 20. Reintroduction of wild Cycas species in China.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

981-15-5301-7