| Affiliation: | (1) Jianfang GUI, PhD & Prof. Director, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Wuhan 430072 PR CHINA,;(2) Ding WANG, Ph.D. & Prof. Deputy Director Institute of Hydrobiology The Chinese Academy of Sciences Wuhan, Hubei, 430072 CHINA, PR, |
| Abstract: | - The Institute of Hydrobiology (IHB), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) is located at the foot of Luojia Hill and beside the beautiful Donghu Lake in the City of Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. It was founded in 1930 as the Natural History Museum of Academia Sinica, and renamed as the Institute of Zoology and Botany of Academia Sinica in 1934. In 1944, it was divided into two institutes: The Institute of Zoology and Institute of Botany. In 1950, the main part of the Institute of Zoology, the sections of phycology in the Institute of Botany, and some members from other institutes and universities were merged into the Institute of Hydrobiology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Shanghai. The institute was moved from Shanghai to Wuhan in 1954. |
