Vegetation communities and plant diversity of Libao-Huanjiang karst world natural heritage in South China
Source abstract
Abstract
The Libo-Huanjiang heritage site serves as a natural refuge for many animals and plants, boasting an extremely rich plant species. There are a total of 1207 species of vascular plants in the heritage site, belonging to 624 genera and 179 families. Of these plants, 27 species are listed in the IUCN Red List, 156 species are listed in the China Species Red List, 142 species are listed in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), and 154 species are listed in the National Key Protected Plants List of China. In light of the biodiversity conservation value of the heritage site, corresponding protection countermeasures were proposed to provide technical support and facilitate auxiliary decision-making for the biodiversity conservation and management of the heritage site. This study has important significance for protecting, managing, and developing biodiversity in World Natural Heritage sites.
Source: openalex_inverted_index · Quality: baseline
Research context
OpenAlex topics: Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions · Plant Diversity and Evolution · Plant Ecology and Taxonomy Studies
SciVX discovery tags are terminology-based. OpenAlex topics are source-provided classifications.
References (50)
Show source-provided references
1. Conradin, K. & Hammer, T. Making the most of world natural heritage— linking conservation and sustainable regional development? Sustainability 8, 323 (2016).10.3390/su8040323 ↗
2. Sheng, M. Y. et al. Response of soil physical and chemical properties to rocky desertification succession in South China Karst. Carbonate Evaporite 33, 15–28 (2018).10.1007/s13146-016-0295-4 ↗
3. Zheng, X. J., Sheng, M. Y., Zhang, Y., Gong, Z. J. & Wang, L. J. PhytOC sequestration characteristics and phytolith carbon sink potential of karst Masson pine forest in southern China. Sci. Total Environ. 913, 169688 (2024).10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.169688 ↗
4. Gong, Z. J., Sheng, M. Y., Zheng, X. J., Zhang, Y. & Wang, L. J. Ecological stoichiometry of C, N, P and Si of Karst Masson pine forests: Insight for the forest management in southern China. Sci. Total Environ. 912, 169490 (2024).10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.169490 ↗
5. Wagner, H. H. & Fortin, M. J. Spatial analysis of landscapes: Concepts and statistics. Ecology 86, 1975–1987 (2005).10.1890/04-0914 ↗
6. Xiong, K. N. et al. Impact of Guinan railway construction on the geomorphologic value of the Libo-Huangjiang karst world heritage site. Trop. Geogr. 20, 466–477 (2020).
7. Ma, K. P. Conservation of world natural heritage should be ensured and its contribution to local sustainable development promoted. Biodivers. Sci. 24, 861–862 (2016).10.17520/biods.2016240 ↗
8. IUCN. Evaluation of Nominations of Natural and Mix properties to the World Heritage List, Christchurch, New Zealand (2007).
9. Angessa, A. T. Woody plant communities in different land management types and implications on mountain biodiversity conservation in central Ethiopia. J. Nat. Conserv. 82, 126734 (2024).10.1016/j.jnc.2024.126734 ↗
10. Kusbach, A. et al. Ecological classification can help with assisted plant migration in forestry, nature conservation, and landscape planning. For. Ecol. Manag. 546, 121349 (2023).10.1016/j.foreco.2023.121349 ↗
11. Myrto, S. B. et al. Flowering plant patches to support the conservation of natural enemies of pests in apple orchards. Agr. Ecosyst. Environ. 381, 109405 (2025).10.1016/j.agee.2024.109405 ↗
12. Deng, X. H. et al. A review of ecosystem service trade-offs/synergies: Enlightenment for the optimization of forest ecosystem functions in karst desertification control. Forests 14, 88 (2023).10.3390/f14010088 ↗
13. Aronne, G. et al. Identifying bottlenecks in the life cycle of plants living on cliffs and rocky slopes: Lack of knowledge hinders conservation actions. Biol. Conserv. 286, 110289 (2023).10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110289 ↗
14. Lončarević, N. et al. Database of European vascular plants red lists as a contribution to more coherent plant conservation. Sci. Data. 11, 1138–1138 (2024).10.1038/s41597-024-03963-0 ↗
15. Sandberger, L. L., Doumbia, J. & Rödel, M. Conserving the unique to save the diverse–identifying key environmental determinants for the persistence of the viviparous Nimba toad in a West African World Heritage Site. Biol. Conserv. 198, 15–21 (2016).10.1016/j.biocon.2016.03.033 ↗
16. Sun, K. Issues and approaches of the three parallel rivers Yunnan protected areas of the world natural heritage. Resour. Ind. 12, 118–124 (2010).
17. Wang, L. J., Wang, P., Sheng, M. Y. & Tian, J. Ecological stoichiometry and environmental influencing factors of soil nutrients in the karst rocky desertification ecosystem, southwest China. Glob. Ecol. Conserv. 16, e00449 (2018).
18. Luo, Z. H. et al. Conservation of terrestrial vertebrates in a global hotspot of karst area in southwestern China. Sci. Rep. 6, 25717 (2016).10.1038/srep25717 ↗
19. Xiong, K. N., Li, G. C. & Wang, Y. L. Study on the protection and sustainable development of South China Karst Libo world natural heritage site. Chin. Landsc. Arch. 28, 66–71 (2012).
20. Delectis Florae Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae Agendae Academiae Sinicae Edita. Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae (Tomus 1‒80) (Science Press, 1959–2004).
21. Beijing Botany Institute of Chinese Academy of Sciences. Illustrated Catalogue of Higher Plants in China (Science Press, 1972)
22. Chen, Q. H. Flora of Guizhou. Guiyang(Guizhou Science and Technology Press, 2004).
23. Guangxi Botany Institute of Chinese Academy of Sciences. Flora of Guangxi (Tomus 1‒6) (Guangxi Science and Technology Press, 1981‒2017)
24. Liu, B. & Qin, H. N. Recent advances in the national inventory of higher plant species in China. Biodivers. Sci. 30, 22397 (2022).10.17520/biods.2022397 ↗
25. Yuan, D. Southern China karst world natural heritage faces rocky desertification threat. Mod. Urban Stud. 8, 6–7 (2014).
26. Jiang, Z., Lian, Y. & Qin, X. Rocky desertification in Southwest China: Impacts, causes, and restoration. Earth-Sci. Rev. 132, 1–12 (2014).10.1016/j.earscirev.2014.01.005 ↗
27. Dodson, J., Shi, G. & Song, M. A perspective from the past in conservation of plant biodiversity in central China. Environ. Monit. Assess. 195, 248 (2022).10.1007/s10661-022-10851-w ↗
28. Hu, C. Y., Wu, W., Zhou, X. X. & Wang, Z. J. Spatiotemporal changes in landscape patterns in Karst mountainous regions based on the optimal landscape scale: a case study of Guiyang city in Guizhou province. China Ecol. Indic. 150, 110211 (2023).10.1016/j.ecolind.2023.110211 ↗
29. UNESCO. Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention (2021).
30. National Forestry and Grassland Administration and Ministry of agriculture and rural affairs of China. List of National Key Protected Wild Plants (http://www.forestry.gov.cn/c/www/gkml/11057.jhtml, 2023).
31. Takhtajan, A. Floristic regions of the World (University of California Press, 1978).
32. Udvardy, M. D. F. A Classification of the Biogeographical Provinces of the World (IUCN Occasional Paper No. 18) (IUCN, 1975).
33. Wu, Z. Y., Sun, H., Zhou, J. K., Li, D. Z. & Peng, H. Floristics of Seed Plants from China (Science Press, 2011).
34. Wang, W., Liu, F. Z. & Zhang, D. S. Biodiversity conservation and management of world natural heritage sites in China: Status and research issues. Chin. Landsc. Arch. 35, 58–61 (2019).
35. UNESCO. Managing Natural World Heritage (World Heritage Resource Manual) (2023).
36. UNESCO. Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention (2012).
37. Finch, J., Jasny, M., Kucera, K. F. & Kiefer, G. Surveying the scope, success, and challenges of plant conservation community science. Front. Conserv. Sci. 3, 933292 (2022).10.3389/fcosc.2022.933292 ↗
38. Tarr, N. M. Demonstrating a conceptual model for multispecies landscape pattern indices in landscape conservation. Landsc. Ecol. 34, 2133–2147 (2019).10.1007/s10980-019-00888-7 ↗
39. Xiong, Y., Wang, M., Yuan, H., Du, C. & Wu, H. Landscape ecological risk assessment and its spatio-temporal evolution in Dongting Lake area. Ecol. Environ. Sci. 29, 1292–1301 (2020).
40. Kammerbauer, J. & Ardon, C. Land use dynamics and landscape change pattern in a typical watershed in the hillside region of central Honduras. Agric. Ecosyst. Environ. 75, 93–100 (1999).10.1016/S0167-8809(99)00071-7 ↗
41. Thabiso, M. M. et al. The alien and invasive plant species that may be a future conservation threat to the Lesotho Afro-alpine Drakensberg area. Reg. Environ. Change 24, 166–166 (2024).10.1007/s10113-024-02326-0 ↗
42. Sadaf, S., Isma, Y., Adeel, A. & Srikumar, S. A comprehensive review of spatial distribution modeling of plant species in mountainous environments: Implications for biodiversity conservation and climate change assessment. Kuwait J. Sci. 52, 100337 (2025).10.1016/j.kjs.2024.100337 ↗
43. Florida, S. & Williams, P. W. World Heritage Caves and Karst: A Thematic Study (IUCN, 2007).
44. Zhang, M., Xiong, K., Wang, X. & Zhao, X. Natural beauty and esthetic value of natural world heritage sites: a literature review and implications for karst geoheritage sites. Geoheritage 14, 1–13 (2022).10.1007/s12371-022-00714-8 ↗
45. Olson, D. M. & Dinerstein, E. The global 200: Priority ecoregions for global conservation. Ann. Mo. Bot. Gard. 89, 199–224 (2002).10.2307/3298564 ↗
46. Fu, B. J. Trends and priority areas in ecosystem research of China. Geogr. Res 29, 383–396 (2010).
47. Zhang, J. et al. Exploring the synergy between Karst World Heritage site’s OUV conservation and buffer zone’s tourism industry development: a case study of the Libo-Huangjiang Karst. Herit. Sci. 11, 202 (2023).10.1186/s40494-023-01036-w ↗
48. Zhou, J. et al. Identifying complementary conservation and restoration priority areas for plant species. Biol. Conserv. 299, 110826 (2024).10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110826 ↗
49. Wang, S. & Xie, Y. China Species Red List (Higher Education Press, 2004).
50. Jiang, L. & Pu, Z. C. Different effects of species diversity on temporal stability in single-trophic and multirophic communities. Am. Nat. 174, 651–659 (2009).10.1086/605961 ↗