Study and evaluate the diversity of vascular flora (species composition, vegetation) in Pu Hoat Nature Reserve in order to propose solutions for conservation and sustainable development. | MINISTRY OF EDUCATION VIỆT NAM ACADEMY OF AND TRAINING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY GRADUATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ----------------------------- NGUYEN DANH HUNG STUDYING VASCULAR PLANT DIVERSITY AND PROPOSING CONSERVATION SOLUTIONS IN PU HOAT NATURE RESERVE NGHE AN PROVINCE Major Botany Code ABSTRACT OF A THESIS DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN BIOLOGY HA NOI 2020 This Thesis was fulfilled at Graduate University of Science and Technology - Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology Supervisors 1. Dr. Do Ngoc Dai 2. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Minh Hoi Reviewer 1 Reviewer 2 Reviewer 3 The Thesis will be defended at Graduate Universityof Science and Technology Viet Nam Academy Science and Technology The Thesis can be found at The National Library of Vietnam Library of Graduate University of Science and Technology INTRODUCTION 1. Rationales of study Biodiversity has an extremely important role for humans. People have used this resource for many different purposes food medicine and spiritual activities such as customs art-poetry painting .are also derived from the relationship between humans and the surrounding creatures. Vietnam is located in the tropical monsoon climate zone. There for having high biodiversity. Vietnam had been known about more than 13 000 species of vascular plants This number is still increasing every year having many new species are discovered and added. Pu Hoat Nature Reserve consists of large mountains with an altitude of 2 457 m. This area is in the quot Biosphere Reserve of Western Nghe An quot recognized by UNESCO on 20 09 2007. It has a total area of 90 741 ha belonging 9 communes of Que Phong district include Thong Thu Dong Van Tien Phong Hanh Dich Nam Giai Tri Le Nam Nhoong Cam Muon and Chau Thon in the North West of Nghe An province with the geographical coordinates 19027 46 -19059 55 North latitude 104037 -104014 longitude. Despite having abundant flora but there is very little research on them. Some previous studies of Do Ngoc Dai
