The mossflora of Xishuangbanna, Southern Yunnan, China

This is the first contribution on the moss flora of Xishuangbanna, southern Yunnan Province, one of the main tropical areas in China. This rich moss flora shows a similarity to that of Southeast Asia and the Himalayas

LIQUOR AND BEVERAGE CONSUMPTION IN CHINA:A CENSORED DEMAND SYSTEM APPROACH

This paper estimated the Liquor and Beverage Consumption based on a Chinese survey data. The results showed that beer consumption has been relatively stable during the past 10 years. However, there exists large potential wine market in china.Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety,

Food Calorie Intake under Grain Price Uncertainty: Evidence from Rural Nepal

This study evaluates the effects of grain output price uncertainty on the farm income of rural households and, consequently, how this uncertainty influences caloric intake through changes in farm income. Using a rural household data set, augmented with output price uncertainty measures calculated from historical time-series data, we find that grain output price uncertainty tends to decrease crop production income of rural households. In addition, we find that higher crop income from production increases calorie intake of rural households. Taken together, these results suggests that output price uncertainty during the production process may tend to reduce caloric intake of rural Nepalese households since the price uncertainty negatively affects the crop income households need to buy calorie-rich staple foods.Food Calorie Intake, Price Uncertainty, Nepal, Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety, Food Security and Poverty, D12, O13, Q11, Q12,

Epiphyllous liverworts on rosette leaves of Ardisia species (Myrsinaceae) in China

Four species of Ardisia (Myrsinaceae, Magnoliopsida) with rosette or low-lying leaves in China (including Hong Kong) have been found to be the hosts for 12 species of epiphyllous liverworts which belong to 4 families and 9 genera. However, no obvious species-specific hostepiphyte relationship could be recognized