Ecological Implications, Management & Replacement of 30 of Hong Kong’s Worst Weeds

Hong Kong Ferns (pdf, 4.1MB)

Gale SW, Li J, Fischer GA (2019). Population ecology, conservation and reintroduction of Phalaenopsis pulcherrima (Orchidaceae) in Hainan Province, China. Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden, Hong Kong.

Cardeñosa D, Babcock E.A., Shea S.K., Zhang H., Feldheim K.A., Gale S.W., Mills D., Chapman D.D. (2024): Small sharks, big problems: DNA analysis of small fins reveals trade regulation gaps and burgeoning trade in juvenile sharks. Science Advances 10(42): eadq6214.

Kwok, W. H., Zhang, H., Yang, F., Gale, S. W., Fischer, G. A., & Saunders, R. M. K. (2024). Life history traits associated with high fecundity help offset the worst genetic impacts of targeted poaching in Aquilaria sinensis. Global Ecology and Conservation, 50, e02814.

Thummavongsa, T., Musimun, C., Watthana, S., Gale, S.W., Choeyklin, R., Wiriyathanawudhiwong, N., & Muangsan, N. (2024). Enhancing Germination of Habenaria janellehayneana (Orchidaceae): Insight from Asymbiotic and Symbiotic Methods. Journal of Ornamental Plants, 14(1), 11-23.

Lee, K. W. K., Cheuk, M. L., Fischer, G. A., & Gale, S. W. (2023). Can Disparate Shared Social Values Benefit the Conservation of Biodiversity in Hong Kong’s Sacred Groves?. Human Ecology, 51(5), 1021-1032.

Zhu, H., Zhang, J., Cheuk, M. L., Hau, B. C., Fischer, G. A., & Gale, S. W. (2023). Monoculture plantations impede forest recovery: Evidence from the regeneration of lowland subtropical forest in Hong Kong. Frontiers in forests and global change, 6, 1098666.

Gu, T.-T., Wu, H., Yang, F., Gaubert, P., Heighton, S.P., Fu, Y., Liu, K., Luo, S.-J., Zhang, H.-R., Hu, J.-Y., Yu, L. (2023). Genomic analysis reveals a cryptic pangolin species. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 120: e2304096120.

Kumar, P., & Gale, S. W. (2023). Cheirostylis yunnanensis var. gloriae, an interesting new caterpillar orchid from Hong Kong, China. Feddes Repertorium, 134(3), 181-190.

Qian, L., Landrein, S., Hao, C., & Wu, F. (2023). Comparative karyotype analysis of six native Passiflora species (Passifloraceae) from SW China. CYTOLOGIA, 88(4), 295-300.

Srivastav, M., Clement, W. L., Landrein, S., Zhang, J., Howarth, D. G., & Donoghue, M. J. (2023). A phylogenomic analysis of Lonicera and its bearing on the evolution of organ fusion. American Journal of Botany, 110(4), e16143.

Zhang, Z., Li, J.H., Suddee, S., Bouamanivong, S., Averyanov, L. V., & Gale, S. W. (2023). Exploring island syndromes: Variable matrix permeability in Phalaenopsis pulcherrima (Orchidaceae), a specialist lithophyte of tropical Asian inselbergs. Frontiers in Plant Science, 14, 1097113.

Zhou, P., Li, J. H., Liu, Y. Z., Zhu, Z. W., Luo, Y., & Xiang, X. G. (2023). Species richness disparity in tropical terrestrial herbaceous floras: evolutionary insight from Collabieae (Orchidaceae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 186, 107860.

Gale, S. W., Tetsana, N., & Suddee, S. (2022). Studies in Asian Nervilia (Orchidaceae) VIII: N. hemratii, another new member of section Linervia from Thailand. Kew Bulletin, 77(2), 569-574.

Kumar, P., & Gale, S. (2022). Taxonomic notes on Apostasia nipponica and Crepidium cordilabium (Orchidaceae), two species newly recorded from Hong Kong. Feddes Repertorium, 133(4), 268-284.

Kumar, P., Li, J., & Gale, S. W. (2022). Integrative analyses of Crepidium (Orchidaceae, Epidendroideae, Malaxideae) shed more light on its relationships with Dienia, Liparis and Malaxis and justify reinstatement of narrow endemic C. allanii. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 198(3), 285-305.

Cardeñosa, D., Shea, S. K., Zhang, H., Fischer, G. A., Simpfendorfer, C. A., & Chapman, D. D. (2022). Two thirds of species in a global shark fin trade hub are threatened with extinction: Conservation potential of international trade regulations for coastal sharks. Conservation Letters, 15(5), e12910.

Hu, A. Q., Gale, S. W., Liu, Z. J., Fischer, G. A., & Saunders, R. M. (2022). Diversification slowdown in the Cirrhopetalum alliance (Bulbophyllum, Orchidaceae): insights from the evolutionary dynamics of crassulacean acid metabolism. Frontiers in plant science, 13, 794171.

Lai, J., Zou, Y., Zhang, J. & Peres-Neto, P.R. (2022). Generalizing hierarchical and variation partitioning in multiple regression and canonical analyses using the rdacca.hp R package. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 13: 782–788.

Naive, M. A. K., Hein, K. Z., Kumar, P., & Ormerod, P. (2022). Eulophia myanmarica (Orchidaceae), a new species from Myanmar and notes on Geodorum densiflorum.

Souvannakhoummane K., Kumar, P. & Phonepaseuth, P. (2022). Dendrobium fuscifaucium (“Orchidaceae”: Epidendroideae: Dendrobieae), a new Laotian species only known in cultivation. Phytotaxa 541: 285–290.

Thakur, A. K., Kumar, R., Verma, R. K., & Kumar, P. (2023). Analyzing Environmental Determinants of Tree Species Distributions and Regeneration Pattern in Western Himalaya via National Forest Inventory of India. Journal of Sustainable Forestry, 42(8), 792-810.

Umata, H., Ota, Y., Gale, S. W., Chuman, S., Nishi, M., Ashihara, S., & Yagi, F. (2022). Spatial separation of mycobionts in the giant, differentiated root system of Cyrtosia septentrionalis, a fully myco-heterotrophic orchid. Botany, 100(11), 813-825.

Cheuk, M. L., & Fischer, G. A. (2021). The impact of climate change on the distribution of Castanopsis (Fagaceae) species in south China and Indo-China region. Global Ecology and Conservation, 26, e01388.

Gale, S. W., Kumar, P., Lee, K. W. K., & Yukawa, T. (2021). Taxonomic reappraisal of Tropidia nipponica (Orchidaceae) and allies in East Asia. Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science. Series B, Botany, 47(3), 119-130.

Gale, S. W., Maeda, A., Miyashita, A., Sugiura, D., Ogura‐Tsujita, Y., Kinoshita, A., ... & Yukawa, T. (2021). International Biological Flora: Nervilia nipponica. Journal of Ecology, 109(7), 2780-2799.

Zhang, J., & Fischer, G. A. (2021). Reconsideration of the native range of the Chinese Swamp Cypress (Glyptostrobus pensilis) based on new insights from historic, remnant and planted populations. Global Ecology and Conservation, 32, e01927.

Abbas, S., Nichol, J. E., Zhang, J., Fischer, G. A., Wong, M. S., & Irteza, S. M. (2021). Spatial and environmental constraints on natural forest regeneration in the degraded landscape of Hong Kong. Science of the Total Environment, 752, 141760.

Adit, A., Kumar, P., Koul, M., Tandon, R. (2021). Lectotypification of Bulbophyllum crassipes (Orchidaceae) and notes on its taxonomy and distribution. Phytotaxa, 521(3), 232-235.

Atthanagoda, A. G., Aberathna, N., Bandara, C., & Kumar, P. (2021). Taxonomic notes on the genus Nervilia (Nervilieae: Epidendroideae: Orchidaceae) in Sri Lanka. Rheedea, 31(3), 161-174.

Chase, M. W., Christenhusz, M. J., Kumar, P., & Schuiteman, A. (2021).  Proposal to conserve Eulophia, nom. cons., against the additional name Geodorum (Orchidaceae: Eulophiinae). Taxon, 70(2), 432-433.

Chase, M. W., Schuiteman, A., & Kumar, P. (2021). Expansion of the orchid genus Eulophia (Eulophiinae; Epidendroideae) to include Acrolophia, Cymbidiella, Eulophiella, Geodorum, Oeceoclades and Paralophia.

Davies, S.J., Abiem, I., Abu Salim, K., Aguilar, S., Allen, D., … Fischer, G.A. et al. (2021). ForestGEO: Understanding forest diversity and dynamics through a global observatory network. Biological Conservation, 253, 108907.

Gamisch, A., Winter, K., Fischer, G. A., & Comes, H. P. (2021). Evolution of crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) as an escape from ecological niche conservatism in Malagasy Bulbophyllum (Orchidaceae). New Phytologist, 231(3), 1236-1248.

Gyeltshen, P., Jamtsho, S., Phuntsho, T., Zangpo, P., Gurung, D. B., & Kumar, P. (2021). Additions to Orchid Flora of Bhutan-II. Taiwania, 66(3).

Hermans, J., Gamisch, A., Rajaovelona, L., Fischer, G. A., Cribb, P., Sieder, A., & Andriantiana, J. (2021). New species and nomenclatural changes in Bulbophyllum (Orchidaceae) from Madagascar. Kew Bulletin, 76, 1-38.

Jin, Y., Sun, M., Jiang, H., Kumar, P., Liu, Z., Schuiteman, A., ... & Tian, H. (2021). Anoectochilus medogensis (Goodyerinae, Cranichideae, Orchidaceae), a new species from Tibet, China. Phytotaxa, 510(3), 213-227.

Pham, P. D., Kumar, P., Van Son, D. A. N. G., Nguyen, D. H., Van Huong, B. U. I., Tu, B. N., ... & Truong, B. V. (2021). Notes on the genus Chamaeanthus (Orchidaceae, Epidendroideae, Vandeae, Aeridinae) with a new species from Vietnam. Phytotaxa, 524(2), 131-134.

Rabgay, K., Qazf, S., Nidup, T., Gurung, D. B., Penjor, L., Lhendup, S., & Kumar, P. (2021). Additions to orchid flora of Bhutan-I. Taiwania, 66(3), 408-414.

Souvannakhoummane, K., Lanorsavanh, S., Rakthai, P., Kumar, P., & Gale, S. W. (2021). Cymbilabia sourioudongii (Orchidaceae), a new species from Lao PDR. Rheedea, 31(3), 186-190.

Sun, M., Jin, Y., Huang, J., Kumar, P., & Tian, H. Z. (2021). Odontochilus putaoensis (Orchidaceae), a new record and key to the genus for China. Rheedea, 31(3), 200-205.

Tiwari, U.L., Bhattacharjee, A., Tian, H.Z., Yukawa, T., Kumar, P. (2021). Chamaegastrodia poilanei – an interesting mycoheterotrophic orchid from India. Rheedea 31(3): 191–196

Umata, H., Gale, S. W., & Yamada, M. (2021). Do compounds involved in plant resistance to fungal attack facilitate germination in the fully mycoheterotrophic orchid Cyrtosia septentrionalis?. Symbiosis, 85(1), 47-56.

Wah, L. K., Kumar, P., & Gale, S. W. (2021). 971. PECTEILIS SUSANNAE: Orchidaceae. Curtis's Botanical Magazine, 38(1), 57-71.

Wang, Q. H., Dong, S. S., Zhang, J. L., Liu, Y., & Jia, Y. (2022). Phylogeny of Orthotrichum sl and Ulota sl (Orthotrichaceae, Bryophyta): insights into stomatal evolution. Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 60(4), 876-900.

Xu, Y., Shen, Z., Zhang, J., Zang, R., & Jiang, Y. (2021). The effects of multi-scale climate variability on biodiversity patterns of chinese evergreen broad-leaved woody plants: growth form matters. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 8, 540948.

Zangpo, P., Gyeltshen, P., & Kumar, P. (2021). Bulbophyllum spathulatum (Orchidaceae), a new record for Bhutan. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 13(1), 17592-17596.

Zeng, X., & Fischer, G. A. (2021). Using multiple seedlots in restoration planting enhances genetic diversity compared to natural regeneration in fragmented tropical forests. Forest Ecology and Management, 482, 118819.

Orchid conservation: bridging the gap between science and practice (Source: Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, Volume 186, Issue 4, 27 March 2018)

Begonia hongkongensis (Begoniaceae), a new species from Hong Kong (Source: Finnish Zoological and Botanical Publishing Board 2005) (pdf, 904KB)

A new species of Anoectochilus Blume (Orchidaceae) from China (only Chinese version is available) (Source: Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica, Vol. 40 (2), p.164-166) (pdf, 110KB)

Gale S, Kumar P, Phaxaysombath T (2018). A Guide to Orchids of Laos. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu & Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden, Hong Kong.

Li, J., Cang, J. & Zhang, J.L. (2014) Illustrated Handbook of Common Wild Plants in Heilongjiang Province. Higher Eduction Press, Beijing

The Wild Orchids of Hong Kong (*available in November 2011)

Pictorial Guide Book of KFBG Plants (Revised Edition) (available at KFBG Farm Shop)

The Flora of Hong Kong - Pteridophyta (pdf, 2.7MB; available at KFBG Farm Shop)

Kumar P, Gale SW (2020). Additions to the orchid flora of Laos and taxonomic notes on orchids of the Indo-Burma region II. Taiwania 65: 47–60.

Kumar P, Bouamanivong S, Fischer GA, Gale SW (2020). Didymoplexiella laosensis (Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae: Gastrodieae), a new holomycotrophic orchid from Lao PDR. Phyotaxa 430: 1–8.

Zhang, H., Miller, M. P., Yang, F., Lai, K.W., Ades, G., Fischer, G. A. (2020) Genetic identification of African pangolins and their origin in illegal trade. Global Ecology and Conservation, under review.

Fields, A., Fischer, G. A., Shea, S., Zhang, H., Feldheim, K., Chapman, D. (2020). DNA Zip‐coding: identifying the source populations supplying the international trade of a critically endangered coastal shark. Animal Conservation DOI: 10.1111/acv.12585

Hu A-Q, Gale SW, Liu Z-J, Suddee S, Hsu T-C, Fischer GA, Saunders RMK (2020). Molecular phylogenetics and floral evolution of the Cirrhopetalum alliance (Bulbophyllum, Orchidaceae): evolutionary transitions and phylogenetic signal variation. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 143: 106689.

Truong VB, Nguyen VC, Ormerod P, Truong QC, Chu VT, Kumar P (2020). The genus Corybas in Vietnam, with two new records. Lankesteriana 20: 49–55.

Gale SW, Kumar P, Hinsley A, Cheuk ML, Gao J, Liu H, Liu Z-L, Williams SJ (2019). Quantifying the trade in wild-collected ornamental orchids in South China: diversity, volume and value gradients underscore the primacy of supply. Biological Conservation 238: 108204.

Abbas, S., Nichol, J. E., Zhang, J.L., & Fischer, G. A. (2019). The accumulation of species and recovery of species composition along a 70 year succession in a tropical secondary forest. Ecological Indicators, 106, 105524.

Cardeñosa, D., Shea, S. K. H., Zhang, H., Feldheim, K., Fischer, G.A., Chapman, D. D. (2019). Small fins, large trade: a snapshot of the species composition of the trade in small, low value shark fins. Animal Conservation DOI:10.1111/acv.12529

Ito Y, Tanaka N, Anders B, Bognor J, Li J, Yano O, Gale SW (2019). Molecular phylogenetic species delimitation in the aquatic genus Ottelia (Hydrocharitaceae) reveals cryptic diversity within a widespread species. Journal of Plant Research 132: 335–344.

Ketjarun K, Traiperm P, Suddee S, Watthana S, Gale SW (2019). Labellar anatomy of the Nervilia plicata complex (Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae) in tropical Asia. Kew Bulletin 74: 1–13.

Kobayashi S, Gale SW, Denda T, Izawa M (2019). Civet pollination in Mucuna birdwoodiana (Fabaceae: Papilionoideae). Plant Ecology 4: 457–466.

Lanorsavanh S, Souvannakhoummane K, Kumar P, Gale SW, Lamxay V, Bounphanmy S, Chanthavongsa K (2019). Two new distribution records of Odontochilus Blume (Orchidaceae) from Laos. Thai Journal of Botany 11: 85–93.

Larridon I, Tanaka N, Liang Y, Phillips S, Barford A, Cho S-H, Gale SW, Jobson RW, Kim Y-D, Li J, Muasya AM, Parnell J, Prajaksood A, Shutoh K, Souladeth P, Tagane S, Tanaka N, Yano O, Mesterházy A, Newman M, Ito Y (2019). First molecular insights into the evolution of Eriocaulon (Eriocaulaceae, Poales). Journal of Plant Research 132: 589–600.

Liu H, Gale SW, Cheuk ML, Fischer GA (2019). Conservation impacts of commercial cultivation of endangered and overharvested plants. Conservation Biology 33: 288–299.

Liu Q, Kumar P, Gao YJ (2019). Notes on Gastrochilus gongshanensis (Orchidaceae). Kew Bulletin 74: 21.

Liu YW, Zhou XX, Schuiteman A, Kumar P, Hermans J, Chung SW, Tian HZ (2019). Taxonomic notes on Goodyera (Goodyerinae, Cranichideae, Orchidoideae, Orchidaceae) in China and an addition to the orchid flora of Vietnam. Phytotaxa 395: 27–34.

Pakum W, Kongbangkerd A, Srimuang K-O, Gale SW, Watthana S (2019). Reproductive biology of a rare, fly-pollinated orchid, Bulbophyllum nipondhii Seidenf., in Thailand. Flora 260: 151467.

Ye, J.F, Lu, L.M, Liu, B., Yang, T., Zhang, J.L., Hu, H.H., Li, R., Lu, A.M., Liu, H.Y., Mao, L.F., Chen, Z.D. (2019). Phylogenetic delineation of regional biota: A case study of the Chinese flora. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 135, 222–229.

Zhang Z, Gale SW, Li J-H, Fischer GA, Ren M-X, Song X-Q (2019). Pollen-mediated gene flow ensures connectivity among spatially discrete sub-populations of Phalaenopsis pulcherrima, a tropical food-deceptive orchid. BMC Plant Biology 19: 597.

Gale SW, Fischer GA, Cribb PJ, Fay MF (2018). Orchid conservation: bridging the gap between science and practice. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 186: 425–434.

Gale SW, Duangjai S, Li J, Ito Y, Watthana S, Termwutthipreecha P, Cheuk ML, Suddee S (2018). Integrative analyses of Nervilia (Orchidaceae) section Linervia reveal further undescribed cryptic diversity in Thailand. Systematics & Biodiversity 16: 377–396.

Kumar P, Gale SW, Pedersen HÆ, Phaxaysombath T, Bouamanivong S, Fischer GA (2018). Additions to the orchid flora of Laos and taxonomic notes on orchids of the Indo-Burma region. Taiwania 63: 61–83.

Kumar P, Gale SW, Phaxaysombath T, Fischer GA (2018). Cleisostoma schoenorchaefolium (Orchidaceae: Vandeae: Aeridinae), a new species from Lao PDR. Phytotaxa 374: 155–161.

Kumar P, Singh P (2018). Conservation assessment of two rare gingers (Zingiberaceae) from Dampa Tiger Reserve, Mizoram, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 10: 11599–11605.

Li J, Gale SW, Kumar P, Zhang J, Fischer GA (2018). Prioritizing the orchids of a biodiversity hotspot for conservation based on phylogenetic history and extinction risk. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 186: 473–497.

Zhu, H.L., Liu, J.G., Zhang, J.L., Hang, K.Y., Yeung, W.K., & Fischer, G.A. (2018) Ten newly recorded taxa to the flora of Hong Kong, China. Guihaia, 38(9), 1221-1228.

Cardeñosa, D., Fields, A. T., Babcock, E. A., Zhang, H., Feldheim, K., Shea, S. K. H., Fischer, G.A. Chapman, D. 2018. CITES-Listed Sharks Remain among the Top Species in the Contemporary Fin Trade. Conservation Letters DOI:10.1111/conl.12457

Hinsley A, de Boer HJ, Fay MF, Gale SW, Gardiner LM, Gunasekara RS, Kumar P, Masters S, Metusala D, Roberts DL, Veldman S, Wong S, Phelps J (2018). A review of the trade in orchids, and its implications for conservation. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 186: 435–455.

Souvannakhoummane K, Kumar P, Gale SW, Lanorsavanh S, Lamxay V (2018). Three new additions to the orchid flora of Lao PDR. Thai Journal of Botany 10: 145–151.

Williams SJ, Gale SW, Hinsley A, Gao J, St. John FAV (2018). Using consumer preferences to characterize the trade of wild-collected ornamental orchids in China. Conservation Letters 11: e12569.

Kumar P, Gale SW, Li J, Bouamanivong S, Fischer GA (2017). Thismia nigricoronata, a new species of Burmanniaceae (Thismeae, Dioscoreales) from Vang Vieng, Vientiane Province, Laos, and a key to subgeneric classification. Phytotaxa 319: 225–240.

Du, Y.B., Wen, Z.X., Zhang, J.L., Lv, X., Cheng, J.L., Ge, D.Y., Xia, L., & Yang, Q.S. (2017). The roles of environment, space, and phylogeny in determining functional dispersion of rodents (Rodentia) in the Hengduan Mountains, China. Ecology and Evolution, 7(24), 10941–10951.

Fields, A., Fischer, G. A., Shea, S., Zhang, H., Abercrombie, D., Feldheim, K., Babcock, E., Chapman, D. (2017). Species composition of the global chondrichthyan fin trade assessed by a retail market survey in Hong Kong. Conservation Biology. DOI:/10.1111/cobi.13043

Habib, S., Dang, V.C., Ickert-Bond, S. M., Zhang, J.L., Lu, L.M, Jun, W., & Chen, Z.D. (2017). Robust phylogeny of Tetrastigma (Vitaceae) based on ten plastid DNA regions: Implications for infrageneric classification and seed character evolution. Frontiers in Plant Science.

Hu AQ, Gale SW, Kumar P, Saunders RMK, Sun M, Fischer GA (2017). Preponderance of clonality triggers loss of sex in Bulbophyllum bicolor, an obligately outcrossing epiphytic orchid. Molecular Ecology 26: 3358–3372.

Hu AQ, Ye DP, Gale SW, Saunders RMK, Fischer GA, Li JW (2017). Bulbophyllum jingdongense (Orchidaceae), a new species in the Cirrhopetalum alliance from South China and Laos. Phytotaxa 307: 199–204.

Li F, Zheng X, Zhang H, Yang J, Chan P.L.B. (2017). The current status and conservation of otters on the coastal islands of Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, China. Biodiversity Science, 25(8), 840-846.

Niu, Y.T., Ye, J.F., Zhang, J.L., Wan, J.Z., Yang, T., Wei, X.X., Lu, L.M., Li, J.H., & Chen, Z.D. (2017). Long-distance dispersal or post-glacial contraction? Insights into disjunction between Himalaya–Hengduan Mountain and Taiwan in a cold-adapted herbaceous genus, Triplostegia. Ecology and Evolution.

Qian, H., Chen, S.B., & Zhang, J.L. (2017). Disentangling environmental and spatial effects on phylogenetic structure of angiosperm tree communities in China. Scientific Reports, 7(1), 5634.

Kumar P, Gale SW, Schuiteman A, Bouamanivong S, Fischer GA (2016). Identifying orchid hotspots for biodiversity conservation in Laos: the limestone karst vegetation of Vang Vieng District, Vientiane Province. Journal of Threatened Taxa 8: 9397–9417.

Zhang, J.L., Zhu, H.L., Liu, J.G, & Fischer, G. A. (2016) Principles behind designing herbarium specimen labels and the R package ‘herblabel’. Biodiversity Science, 24(12), 1345-1352.

Hu C, Tian HZ, Li H, Hu A-Q, Xing FW, Bhattacharjee A, Hsu T, Kumar P, Chung S (2016). Phylogenetic Analysis of a ‘Jewel Orchid’ genus Goodyera (Orchidaceae) based on DNA sequence data from nuclear and plastid regions. PLoS ONE 11: e0150366

Huang, J.H., Huang, J.H., Liu, C.R., Zhang, J.L., Lu, X.H., & Ma, K.P. (2016). Diversity hotspots and conservation gaps for the Chinese endemic seed flora. Biological Conservation, 198, 104–112.

Mao, L.F., Chen, S.B., Zhang, J.L., & Zhou, G.S. (2016). Altitudinal patterns of maximum plant height on the Tibetan Plateau. Journal of Plant Ecology.

Qian, H., Field, R., Zhang, J.L., Zhang, J., & Chen, S.B (2016). Phylogenetic structure and ecological and evolutionary determinants of species richness for angiosperm trees in forest communities in China. Journal of Biogeography, 43(3), 603-615.

Zhang, H., Miller, M. P., Yang, F., Chan, H. K., Gaubert, P., Ades, G., Fischer, G. A. (2015). Molecular tracing of confiscated pangolin scales for conservation and illegal trade monitoring in Southeast Asia. Global Ecology and Conservation, 4, 414–422.

Chan, H-K, Zhang, H., Yang, F., Fischer, G. A. (2015). Improve customs systems to monitor global wildlife trade. Science, 348(6232), 291–292.

Pei, N.C., Erickson, D. L., Chen, B.F., Ge, X.J., Mi, X.C., Swenson, N. G., Zhang, J.L., Jones, F. A., Huang, C.L., & Ye, W.H, Hao, Z.Q, Hsieh, C.F., Lum S., Bourg N.A., Parker J.D., Zimmerman, J.K., McShea, W.J., Lopez, I.C., Sun, I.F., Davies, S.J., Ma, K.P., & Kress W.J. (2015). Closely-related taxa influence woody species discrimination via DNA barcoding: Evidence from global forest dynamics plots. Scientific Reports, 5:15127

Pei, N.C., Kress, W. J., Chen, B.F., Erickson, D. L., Wong, K. M., Zhang, J.L., Ye, W.H., Huang, Z.L., & Zhang, D.X. (2015). Phylogenetic and climatic constraints drive flowering phenological patterns in a subtropical nature reserve. Journal of Plant Ecology, 8(2), 187–196.

Zhang, R., Liu, T., Zhang, J.L., & Sun, Q. (2015). Spatial and environmental determinants of plant species diversity in a temperate desert. Journal of Plant Ecology, 9(2), 124–131.

Zhang, J.L., & Ma, K.P. (2014). spaa: an R package for computing species association and niche overlap. Research Progress of Biodiversity Conservation in China, 10, 165-174.

Chen, S.B., Mao, L.F., Zhang, J.L., Zhou, K.X., & Gao, J.X. (2014). Environmental determinants of geographic butterfly richness pattern in eastern China. Biodiversity and conservation, 23(6), 1453-1467.

Gale S, Wang MJ, Wang JJ, Ngai AL (2013). Analysis of conservation status and extinction risk of the orchids of Hong Kong. Proceedings of the 20th World Orchid Conference 2011, pp. 104-110. National Parks Board & Orchid Society of South East Asia, Singapore.

Huang, J.H., Zhang, J.L., Yang, Y., & Ma, K.P. (2013). Advances in methods for measuring patterns of endemic plant diversity. Biodiversity Science, 21(1), 99-110.

Qian, H., Swenson, N. G., & Zhang, J.L. (2013). Phylogenetic beta diversity of angiosperms in North America. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 22(10), 1152-1161.

Barretto G, Cribb PJ, Gale SW (2011). The Wild Orchids of Hong Kong. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu and Kadoorie Farm & Botanic Garden, Hong Kong.

Fischer, G.A., Zhang, J.L. (2016) Restoring Hong Kong’s Montane Forest: Challenges and Perspectives from Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden, The BGjournal, 13(2):32-34.