According to preliminary counts, China has 212 categories of forests, 36 bamboo forests, 113 shrublands, 77 meadows, 37 marshlands, 55 steppes, 52 deserts, 17 alpine tundra and cushion-like and talus vegetation, making a total of 599 categories. There is no statistical data concerned with the types of freshwater and marine ecosystems.

Forest Biodiversity

Biodiversity in Temperate Steppe Areas

Biodiversity of Deserts

Biodiversity of the High-cold Qingzang Plateau

Wetland Biodiversity

Biodiversity in Rivers, Lakes and Reservoirs

Biodiversity of Seas, Coasts and Islands

Biodiversity in Agricultural Regions

Biodiversity in Urban and Suburban Areas