The nominated property, Cat Ba Archipelago, includes Cat Ba Archipelago Biosphere Reserve, Cat Ba National Park, and Long Chau Island group, which belongs to Cat Hai District, Hal Phong City, Vietnam. Cat Ba Archipela...The nominated property, Cat Ba Archipelago, includes Cat Ba Archipelago Biosphere Reserve, Cat Ba National Park, and Long Chau Island group, which belongs to Cat Hai District, Hal Phong City, Vietnam. Cat Ba Archipelago represents the ongoing ecological and biological processes in the evolution and development of Asia＇s characteristic marine and insular ecosystems, both tropical and subtropic. The nominated property is a high biodiversity center with 3,860 species of plants and animals on islands and in the sea, of which 130 species are recorded on the Red Lists of Nationally and Internationally Threatened Species, and 76 species on the IUCN Red List of Globally Threatened Species. The iconic Cat Ba white-headed langur （Trachypithecus poliocephalus） is an endemic species indigenous to Cat Ba Archipelago where at present one population of 63 individuals only survives but nowhere else in the world. The Cat Ba white-headed langur is recognized as a critically endangered species facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild, thus needing urgent protection. The existence of another 20 endemic species in Cat Ba Archipelago shows that the process of evolution are on-going here, as new species continue to emerge in this unique archipelagic habitat.展开更多
Populus euphratica is a most tolerant arborescent species to abiotic stress. It can adapt to extreme conditions, ranging from flood to atmosphere extremely dry, hot from + 54 ℃ to - 45 ℃, and from normal soil to the...Populus euphratica is a most tolerant arborescent species to abiotic stress. It can adapt to extreme conditions, ranging from flood to atmosphere extremely dry, hot from + 54 ℃ to - 45 ℃, and from normal soil to the soil with very high salt concentration ( to 2 ～5%) although being a non-halophyte. However, the natural stands of P. euphratica have been shrinking tremendously for the past decades and some populations are facing the fate of extinction. The preservation of existing resources should be carried out as a burning issue. In parallel, P. euphratica could be taken as a model plant to explore the molecular mechanism of abiotic-stress tolerance and to exploit its tolerant genes due to its smaller genome and easy molecular manipulation. The measures for preservation, germ-plasma exploitation, tolerance mechanism exploration and resource utilization were also discussed in this paper.展开更多
文摘The nominated property, Cat Ba Archipelago, includes Cat Ba Archipelago Biosphere Reserve, Cat Ba National Park, and Long Chau Island group, which belongs to Cat Hai District, Hal Phong City, Vietnam. Cat Ba Archipelago represents the ongoing ecological and biological processes in the evolution and development of Asia＇s characteristic marine and insular ecosystems, both tropical and subtropic. The nominated property is a high biodiversity center with 3,860 species of plants and animals on islands and in the sea, of which 130 species are recorded on the Red Lists of Nationally and Internationally Threatened Species, and 76 species on the IUCN Red List of Globally Threatened Species. The iconic Cat Ba white-headed langur （Trachypithecus poliocephalus） is an endemic species indigenous to Cat Ba Archipelago where at present one population of 63 individuals only survives but nowhere else in the world. The Cat Ba white-headed langur is recognized as a critically endangered species facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild, thus needing urgent protection. The existence of another 20 endemic species in Cat Ba Archipelago shows that the process of evolution are on-going here, as new species continue to emerge in this unique archipelagic habitat.
文摘Populus euphratica is a most tolerant arborescent species to abiotic stress. It can adapt to extreme conditions, ranging from flood to atmosphere extremely dry, hot from + 54 ℃ to - 45 ℃, and from normal soil to the soil with very high salt concentration ( to 2 ～5%) although being a non-halophyte. However, the natural stands of P. euphratica have been shrinking tremendously for the past decades and some populations are facing the fate of extinction. The preservation of existing resources should be carried out as a burning issue. In parallel, P. euphratica could be taken as a model plant to explore the molecular mechanism of abiotic-stress tolerance and to exploit its tolerant genes due to its smaller genome and easy molecular manipulation. The measures for preservation, germ-plasma exploitation, tolerance mechanism exploration and resource utilization were also discussed in this paper.
