CAS Biodiversity Research Facilities & Networks
· National Animal Collection Resource Center/National Zoological Museum, Institute of Zoology
· National Herbarium，Institute of Botany
· Natural History Museum of Kunming Institute of Zoology
· Herbarium, Chengdu Institute of Biology
· Herbarium, Kunming Institute of Botany
· Fungarium of Institute of Microbiology
· Herbarium of Lushan Botanical Garden
· Herbarium of Institute of Applied Ecology
· Herbarium of Wuhan Botanical Garden
· Herbarium of Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden
· Herbarium, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography
· Herpetological Museum of Chengdu Institute of Biology
· Marine Biological Museum of South China Sea Institute of Oceanology
· Museum of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Institute of Biology
· Museum, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology
· Museum, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology
· Marine Biological Museum, Institute of Oceanography
· Museum of Hydrobiological Sciences, Institute of Hydrobiology
· South China Botanical Garden Herbarium
Chinese Forest Biodiversity Monitoring Network includes forest dynamics plots and research infrastructures in zonal forest types of cold temperate boreal forests, temperate coniferous and broadleaved mixed forests, warm temperate deciduous broadleaved forests, subtropical evergreen broadleaved forests and tropical rain forests. CForBio has established 23 permanent plots with the size around 20 ha and a plot group (30 plots with the size of 1-ha) and nearly 60 associated plots with the size of 1-5 ha.
In 2013, China Biodiversity Observation and Research Network (Sino BON) was officially launched on the basis of CForBio including 10 thematic networks in zoological diversity center, botanical diversity center and microbial diversity center, and a synthesis center.
By now, Chinese Ecosystem Research Network (CERN) includes 15 agriculture stations, 12 forest stations, 2 grassland stations, 6 desert stations, 2 marsh stations, 3 lake stations, 3 bay stations and 1 urban station, as well as five disciplinary centers (Sub-center for Biology, Soil, Water, Atmosphere and Aquatic Ecosystems), a Synthesis Research Center and a Data Center.
Strategic Priority Research Programs including three categories: Foresight strategic science and technology projects (Category A)；Fundamental and cross-cutting direction projects (Category B); Key and core technology projects (Category C). These pilot projects could improve China’s plan for the development of science and technology. CAS proposed them as part of a strategic approach to reach the goals of China's scientific and technological development roadmap for 2050, providing the knowledge and technology for China’s long-term technical development. These programs are part of a strategic action plan which integrates scientific and technological research, team building and platform construction, and can form innovative breakthroughs and enhance success. At present, there are six major biodiversity related projects:
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