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Established in 2007, the Ecological Evolution Group in the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Gardens aims to promote research and conservation of the Asian tropics within the Chinese Academy of Sciences and internationally.  Through a combination of basic research, applied conservation, local outreach and student training, we hope to have a positive impact on the future condition and management of natural forests and the communities they sustain.  We integrate experience across a wide range of scientific approaches and techniques from systematics and phylogenetics to remote sensing and genomic biology.e2_logo_txt

The conservation and management of tropical forest resources is probably the most complex of the life sciences as it strives to balance the interaction between global human socio-economic patterns and poorly understood ecological and evolutionary forces of megadiverse communities.  We are working at this interface in many ways, from using remote sensing technology to develop detailed spatial strategies and broad geographic surveys of biomass and biodiversity, from phylogenetic studies of phenotypic trait evolution to genomic sequencing projects using the latest cutting-edge DNA sequencing platforms.

We’ve grown rapidly in the past two years and the scope of our work continues to expand.  While the central themes of our work remain the same, our techniques and approaches seem to be as dynamic as the region in which we find ourselves!

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  • 15 Mar 2010Prof. Cannon delivers plenary at IUFRO 2010 Kuala Lumpur

    Prof. Chuck Cannon presented his work on the comparative genomics of tropical trees using next-gen sequencing technology at the joint conference of the International Union of Forest Research Organizations Working Parties 2.04.01 (Population, Ecological and Conservation Genetics) and 2.04.10 (Genomics) entitled “Sustainable Utilisation and Conservation of Forests in the Genomics Era”.
    He presented the plenary talk [...]

  • 14 Mar 2010Prof. Manuel Lerdau visits the EcoEvo group

    Prof. Manuel Lerdau visited the Ecological Evolution group for one week (Mar. 2-8) to develop research ideas and proposals.  Manuel and Chuck has a common history as they both worked at the Cabang Panti Research Station in the Gunung Palung National Park in its early days.  Dr. Lerdau was actually part of the “A Team” [...]

  • 03 Mar 2010我园研究生获资助将赴英国参加SCCS会议和剑桥大学等地实习

    应剑桥大学的邀请,生态进化组的两位研究生依庄防和范欢拟于2010年3月19日至4月28日赴英国参加SCCS(Students Conference on Conservation Science)国际会议(2010年3月19日至3月28日)。依庄防同学在众多参加者中脱颖而出,被邀在会上作题为“Tipping landuse change towards forest recovery via eco-compensation schemes in Xishuangbanna, China”的大会报告。范欢同学则将在会上作题为“Effective incorporation of georeferenced digital photo and video into Rapid Biodiversity Assessment”的墙报。
    会后(2010年3月29号至4月28号)依庄防同学将在剑桥大学保护生态学组(University of Cambridge, Conservation Science Group)以及东安格利亚大学的全球环境的社会经济研究中心(University of East Anglia, The Centre for Social and Economic Research on the Global Environment)进行为期一个月的考察和实习。范欢同学将前往位于著名的英国皇家植物园丘园的BGCI(Botanical Gardens Conservation International植物园保护国际)进行考察和实习。
    SCCS是由英国剑桥大学主办的唯一完全针对学生的关于保护生物学的国际会议(http://www.sccs-cam.org),旨在帮助未来科学家相互学习和交流,并提供考察访问及合作研究机会为其今后的职业生涯提供宝贵经验。该会议每年接收来自全球的申请并从中筛选160个年轻且具有科研潜力的与会者,这160个与会者分别来自60多个国家。该会议在过去10年来已接待了来自106个国家和地区的1600名代表,是一年一度的国际保护生物学盛会。而会后的考察访问及合作研究机会更是从100多份与会者的申请中筛选出20个进行资助。我园首次有两名学生入选并获得实习机会及相关资助。

  • 03 Mar 2010我园研究生依庄防同学获2009年度中国科学院研究生科技创新与社会实践资助专项社会实践类项目资助

    由中国科学院人事教育网通知,根据《科发人教函字[2009]181号》文件,我园依庄防同学的《西双版纳民营橡胶初加工厂社会环境效应调研》项目获得2009年度中国科学院研究生科技创新与社会实践资助专项社会实践类项目资助。
    注:中国科学院研究生科技创新与社会实践资助专项社会实践类项目设立的目的是为了鼓励和引导科学院的研究生进行跨学科、跨地区的科学考察、访问研究及社会实践,促进理论联系实际,了解国情、院情,培养协作精神和创新意识,在实践中宣传科学知识、把握科学精神、掌握科学方法,切实提高研究生的科研能力与综合素质。其中社会实践类项目执行时间为一年,资助金额为一万元,项目执行完毕后2个月内,社会实践类项目获资助者须提交社会实践报告(5000字左右,含图片)和资助金支出情况报告。

  • 03 Mar 2010植物园的圣诞晚会

    由生态进化组和研究生会共同举办的圣诞晚会于12 月12 日在我园阴生植物园举行。挂满 圣诞灯和彩色装饰物的 圣诞树,在晚会入口拉上“Merry Christmas ” 条幅,放上轻松愉快的圣诞歌,桌上摆上的“垂涎的圣诞大餐”如美味香脆的烤火鸡,入口即化的巧克力派,香甜的苹果派,酸酸甜甜的柠檬派,金黄可口的南瓜派 等等,再加上欢声笑语,以及圣诞老人的出场,整个阴生植物园沉浸进了欢乐美好的圣诞气氛之中。
    Cannon 教授示范了如何切“火鸡”,并且还亲手给在场的每一位教授和同学切了美味的烤火鸡薄片。之后国际学校的孩子们以演唱活泼欢乐的圣诞歌曲 “Christmas Time Is Here” 拉开了晚会的帷幕;而后研究生会带来的“戏曲联唱”中的京剧,湖南花鼓戏和黄梅戏等让在场的听众们惊喜不断;从马来西亚来的 MelissaWong 穿着传统的马来服装给同学们表演的歌舞,让大家看到了马来西亚婀娜的女生。晚会最激动人心的环节就是拆礼物了,大家开开心心的拆开交换的礼物,结束了美好 的一个晚上。

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