There is profound interest in knowing the degree to which China's institutions are capable of
protecting its natural forests and biodiversity in the face of economic and political change. …

… Davide Fornacca, Wen Xiao and Guopeng Ren conceived the research topic. Davide Fornacca
… Wen Xiao and Guopeng Ren provided methodology support, continuous follow up of the …

Remote mountainous regions are among the Earth’s last remaining wild spots, hosting rare
ecosystems and rich biodiversity. Because of access difficulties and low population density, …

The Hainan gibbon (Nomascus hainanus) is one of the most endangered primates in the
world, confined to mature natural forest in Hainan Island, China. We assessed changes in …

Forest cover change is one of the most important land cover change processes globally, and
old-growth forests continue to disappear despite many efforts to protect them. At the same …

Identifying ecological factors underlying primate group size has been a central theme in
primate behavioral ecology. The ecological constraints model proposes that increased group …

The vast accumulation of environmental data and the rapid development of geospatial
visualization and analytical techniques make it possible for scientists to solicit information from …

Difficult to study species that inhabit inaccessible terrain, present significant challenges in
obtaining accurate ecological, distributional, and conservation information. To address these …

Cultivated chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat.) is an economically
important ornamental plant species grown worldwide. However, the origin of the genus …

International biodiversity conservation prioritization efforts often focus on biodiversity hotspots
or valuable species. However, for most parts of the world, comprehensive species data …