Abstract:

The general contents of the contributed papers in ⅩⅢ International Botanical Congress presented by authors of different countries in sections of environmental and community botany including vegetation mapping are stated in this paper. The following items to be researched in China are suggested:

1. The basic theoretical problems of vegetation;

2. Vegetation mapping of whole country at the scale of 1:1,000,000 or more;

3. Classification of cultural vegetation and ecology of economic plants;

4. The characteristics of phytocoenosis particularly occurring in China and experimental community botany;

5. Plant indicators of soils, heavy minerals and climates;

6. Structure and functions of terrestrial ecosystems;

7. Plant ecology for environmental protection.