• Established forest dynamics plot at a close mixed broad- and needle-leaf forest in Bidoup – Nui Ba National Park to provide basic data for long-term quality research in biodiversity, ecology and ecosystem dynamics, for conducting comparative studies in cooperation with international institutions and for monitoring possible impacts of climate change to the Central Highlands’ biodiversity and ecosystems.
• Provided scientific data to serve conservation and restoration of typical forest types in the Central Highlands.

Theoretical results: Vietnam’s first forest dynamics plot (FDP) of 25 ha has been established in the Central Highlands’ typical close mixed broad- and needle-leaf forest in Bidoup – Nui Ba National Park following the CTFS protocol. This provides a meaningful supplementation to the world’s existing FDP system. The project provides basic data on topography, soils, local climate, forest ecology and structure, species diversity of higher plants, fungi, mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, butterflies and beetles, and some non-timber forest product groups such as medical material, dye, resin, tannin, fiber and oil.

Applied results:

• The FDP is a basis to develop monitoring studies on forest ecosystems and biodiversity, especially in connection with climate change at one site, which may be linked to both basins Dong Nai and Mekong. It is expected to recensus every five years.
• The results from the project may serve environmental education and scientific research at national and international levels. They have been and are going to be published through books and scientific papers for wider understanding and application.

This is the first large FDP established in Indochina following the highest standards. It provides very detailed and quality fundamental information on ecology and biodiversity of one of Vietnam’s typical tropical forests for long-term research.

The project has discovered many new species; those described include a plant genus (Billolivia of the Gesneriaceae) endemic to the southern Truong Son (Annamite), five plants (Billolivia longipetiolata, B. tichii, B. kyi, Ophiopogon tristylatus, Camellia sonthaiensis) and one fungus new to Asian (Phallus drewesii). Several others are to be described. Until July 2015, it has published or accepted-for-publication 6 peer-reviewed papers, including two on SCI journal, 2 on SCI-E journal and two on other international journals. It is expected to have another paper on an SCI-E journal at the end of 2015.

Billolivia tichii

Scientific papers in referred journals (list):

• Luu, H.T., Pham, H.N., Tran, G., Ngo, T.T.D., Dinh, N.L., Ton, T.M., 2015. Billolivia kyi (Gesneriaceae), a new species from Vietnam. Annales Botanici Fennici 52: 362-365.
• Vũ, N.L., Phạm, H.N., Nguyễn, T.V. & Lưu, H.T., 2015. Billolivia tichii (Gesneriaceae), a new species from Vietnam. Phytotaxa 219(2): 190-194.
• Luu, H.T., Luong, V.D., Nguyen, Q.D., Nguyen, T.Q.T., 2015. Camellia sonthaiensis (Theaceae), a new species from Vietnam. Annales Botanici Fennici 52: 289-295.
• Middleton, D. J., Atkins, H., Luu, H.T., Nishii, K. & Möller, M., 2014. Billolivia, a new genus of Gesneriaceae from Vietnam with five new species. Phytotaxa 161(4): 241-269.
• Averyanov, L.V., Tanaka, N. & Luu, H.T., 2013. New Species of Ophiopogon and Peliosanthes (Asparagaceae) from Cambodia and Vietnam. Taiwania, 58(4): 233 – 241.
• Trierveiler-Pereira, L. and Thao, N.P., 2013. Update on the distribution of Phallus drewesii (Phallales, Basidiomycota): new record from Asia. Mycosphere 4(5): 994-997.

Technological products (describe in details: technical characteristics, place): The project’s collected data on topography, soils, local climate, plot forest ecology and structure and biodiversity have been analyzed and presented in 23 thematic reports stored at Southern Institute of Ecology, The Tay Nguyen 3 Program Office, MOST’s Depratment of Scientific and Technological Information, VAST’s Center for Information and Documentation and Bidoup – Nui Ba National Park.

• Research institutions;
• Universities;
• Bidoup – Nui Ba National Park;
• Related authorities.

It is recommended to develop long-term related research using the plot.