Jie Liu
Editors, Plant Diversity
Kunming Institute of Botany, CAS, China
Area of expertise: Biogeography, population genetics, conservation biology
Kunming Institute of Botany, CAS, China
Area of expertise: Biogeography, population genetics, conservation biology
Title: Professor
Email: liujie@mail.kib.ac.cn
Selected publications:
Fan, P.-Z., Zhu, G.-F., Wambulwa, M. C., Milne, R. I., Wu, Z.-Y., Luo, Y.-H., . . . Liu, J. (2025) Genetic origins and climate-induced erosion in economically important Asian walnuts. Conservation Biology n/a, e70125.
Wambulwa, M. C., Zhu, G.-F., Luo, Y.-H., Wu, Z.-Y., Provan, J., Cadotte, M. W., . . . Liu, J. (2025) Incorporating genetic diversity to optimize the plant conservation network in the Third Pole. Global Change Biology 31, e70122.
Liu, J., Milne, R. I., Zhu, G. F., Spicer, R. A., Wambulwa, M. C., Wu, Z. Y., . . . Li, D. Z. (2022) Name and scale matters: Clarifying the geography of Tibetan Plateau and adjacent mountain regions. Global and Planetary Change 215, 103893.
Liu, J., Milne, R. I., Cadotte, M. W., Wu, Z. Y., Provan, J., Zhu, G. F., . . . Li, D. Z. (2018) Protect Third Pole's fragile ecosystem. Science 362, 1368.
Liu, J., Milne, R. I., Möller, M., Zhu, G. F., Ye, L. J., Luo, Y. H., . . . Gao, L. M. (2018) Integrating a comprehensive DNA barcode reference library with a global map of yews (Taxus L.) for forensic identification. Molecular Ecology Resources 18, 1115-1131.
Liu, J., Möller, M., Provan, J., Gao, L. M., Poudel, R. C., & Li, D. Z. (2013) Geological and ecological factors drive cryptic speciation of yews in a biodiversity hotspot. New Phytologist 199, 1093-1108.
Liu, J., Möller, M., Gao, L. M., Zhang, D. Q., & Li, D. Z. (2011) DNA barcoding for the discrimination of Eurasian yews (Taxus L., Taxaceae) and the discovery of cryptic species. Molecular Ecology Resources 11, 89-100.