In a study published in Ecology Letters, researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) and their collaborators performed a meta‐analysis of experimental studies conducted under natural settings to date. They tried to evaluate how distance and density dependence vary among treatment, species and plant life stages.

Chinese paleontologists have determined that subtropical forests once existed on the high-altitude Qinghai-Tibet Plateau about 47 million years ago, according to a paper published on Tuesday.

Chinese paleontologists have determined that subtropical forests once existed on the high-altitude Qinghai-Tibet Plateau about 47 million years ago, according to a paper published on Tuesday.

“These fossils characterize a luxuriant seasonally wet and warm Shangri-La forest that once occupied a deep central Tibetan valley along the Banggong-Nujiang Suture (BNS),” said Dr. SU Tao, who published this research in PNAS.

Researchers have mapped the distribution of bee species to study the size and diversity of their global population.

The Botanical Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) has recently announced the 2020 Global Botanic Garden Fund Recipients. Among the 40 grant recipients, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) receives $4,500 for The Anthony Hitchcock Species Recovery Fund. XTBG is also the only institution in China winning BGCI grants this time.