Chinese Journal of Nature ›› 2016, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (2): 125-131.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-9608.2016.02.010

• Comprehensive Survey • Previous Articles     Next Articles

An exploration of coastal islands and their plant resources in the north part of East China Sea

GE Binjie   

  1. Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden, Shanghai 201602, China
  • Received:2015-10-30 Online:2016-04-25 Published:2016-05-05

Abstract:

Since 2006, there were 94 field trips which organized by Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden carried out on coastal islands in the north part of East China Sea. More than 7 000 specimens and 3 200 DNA materials had been collected, over than 100 species of island feature plants introduced and exhibited in Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden. These coastal islands in the north part of East China Sea became one of the most important places to conduct taxonomy, introduction and conservation works in Eastern China. In this paper, the achievement of Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden was introduced, and the conventional method and digital technology applied in plant collection was shared in detail.