To the snows of Tibet through China.

Abstract

Departure from Omei-shan-Find ]\Ir. Kricheldorff at Kia-ting His difficulties at Mou-pia-Packing up-Bad conduct of collectors-Flood of Min river-Dangerous position of boat-Expedition to Mantzu eaves-New species of bat-Arrival of collectors-Live stock-Leave Kia-tiag-fu-Lolo raiders^Leave Sulfa-Dangerous state of river-Ba-sa-tou-Chung-king-Delayed by state of river-Murders of native converts-Quei-chau collector-Desertion of pilot-Sampan stove in at Hu-lin-Mortality among Crosaoptilon-Delay at Wu-shan-hsien-Eapid at Niukan-tan-Quick travelling-Arrival at Ichang-Sale of boat

The Molecular Heterogeneity of Natural Cordyceps sinensis with Multiple Ophiocordyceps sinensis Fungi Challenges the Anamorph-Teleomorph Connection Hypotheses

“…We begin this review with a discussion of the controversy concerning the Latin name Cordyceps sinensis (Berkeley) Saccardo, which has been used indiscriminately for both the wild product, which contains multiple fungi and the dead body of a larva of the family Hepialidae, and for the teleomorph and holomorph of C. sinensis fungus/fungi [3,[14][15][16][27][28][29][30]. The indiscriminate use of the single Latin name can be traced back to the original literature published in 1843 and 1857, when British mycologist Miles Joseph Berkeley examined the fungal species in natural C. sinensis [3,[30][31][32][33][34]. The fungus/fungi were re-named to the synonym Ophiocordyceps sinensis (Berkeley) Sung et al [35], while the name of the wild product remains unchanged.…”

Rapidly Shifting Baselines in Yangtze Fishing Communities and Local Memory of Extinct Species

“…Several fish species may have disappeared from the Yangtze, including the endemic Yangtze paddlefish ( Psephurus gladius ), probably the largest freshwater fish in the world (mature individuals were estimated to be capable of reaching lengths of 7 m in the early 20 th century; Ping 1931). This species was traditionally highly sought after for food and caviar and was widely available in riverside markets until the mid‐20 th century (Pratt 1892; Ping 1931; Read 1939; Liu & Zeng 1988). Overfishing, however, has driven substantial stock depletion, body size decrease, and loss of genetic diversity in paddlefish since at least the 1970s (Liu & Zeng 1988; Wu 2005), and construction of the Gezhouba Dam near Yichang in 1981 led to a further sharp population decline as individuals below the dam were prevented from migrating to their spawning grounds above Chongqing (Wei et al 1997; Xie 2003).…”

Antwerp Pratt and His Plant Collections

“…Pratt visited the Rockies to make zoological collections, which also included shooting animals and birds for specimens, and he later recounted that he went ‘bear hunting in the Rocky Mountains’. He certainly visited Canada so this may refer to the Canadian Rockies (Pratt, 1892).…”