China's Vegetation and Environmenatl Change. 2023. illus. 1312 p. gr8vo. Hardcover. - In English.

This book summarizes the main types and flora composition of China's terrestrial vegetation, reveals the zonal law and restrictive environmental factors of the vegetation distribution, and establishes the classification system and vegetation zoning scheme of China's terrestrial vegetation; provides detailed chapter-by-chapter descriptions and in-depth analysis of the species composition, community characteristics, quantitative attributes, environmental elements, geographical distribution, and ecological succession sequence of 12 major vegetation types; and discusses the protection and rational use of China's vegetation. In addition, this book offers a list of the Latin scientific names of more than 5,000 species of terrestrial higher plants involved., plus a relatively large coverage of China's soil, geological history, geomorphology, climate and meteorology, hydrology and other related subjects, and specifically discusses the evolution of the Chinese vegetation since the Miocene.