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Based on the comprehensive studies on the conservation biology of Trigonobalanus doichangensis, a globally threatened plant species with extremely small populations (PSESP), some 247 2-year-old saplings propagated from seeds were planted into its originally distributed site (99°44′57.5″E, 22°28′43.0″N and altitude of 1352 m) in south Yunnan province of China in September 2007. In cooperation with the local Forestry Bureau of Lancang County and a local family near the site, the necessary aftercares, monitoring, and data collecting have all been continuously carried out, around 50% of the survived plants bloomed and fruited in 2015. Twelve years after planting in September 2019, a survival rate of 46.56%, an average height increase of 7.89 m, and an average base diameter increase of 5.40 cm of T. doichangensis were all recorded and documented. Certainly, this successful reintroduction practice can be a template for accelerating the multiple-scale population restoration of T. doichangensis in China.
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Sun, W., Li, F., Zhou, Y. (2020). Reintroduction of Trigonobalanus doichangensis, a Threatened Plant Species with Extremely Small Populations. In: Ren, H. (eds) Conservation and Reintroduction of Rare and Endangered Plants in China. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-5301-1_13
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