A selected research articles from each BCC members. 

53. Shukherdorj Baasanmunkh, Alexey Kechaykin, Dariganga Munkhtulga, Batlai Oyuntsetseg, Alexander Shmakov, Hyeok Jae Choi. Updates on the checklist of native vascular plants of Mongolia. Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity. (in Press)

52. Dariganga Munkhtulga, Shukherdorj Baasanmunkh, Nudkhuu Nyamgerel, Zagarjav Tsegmed, Batlai Oyuntsetseg, Dong Chan Son, Dong-Pil Jin, Yong-Jin Kwon, Hyeok Jae Choi. Taxonomic reassessment of morphologically similar Astragalus species (sections Oroboidei and Craccina; Fabaceae) in Mongolia: Description of a new species and validation of two distinct species. 2026 Plant Systematic and Evolution (Under review)

51. Nudkhuu Nyamgerel, Shukherdorj Baasanmunkh, Alexey Kechaykin, Batlai Oyuntsetseg, Hyeok Jae Choi. Chloroplast genome comparison, phylogeny, and molecular evolution of five endemic Potentilla (Rosaceae) species in Mongolia. 2026 Genetica (Major revision)

50. Shukherdorj Baasanmunkh, Zagarjav Tsegmed, Dariganga Munkhtulga, Khurelpurev Oyundelger, Batlai Oyuntsetseg, Marcin Nobis, Alexey Kechaykin, Andrey S. Erst, Corey T. Callaghan, Chun-Lei Xiang, Hyeok Jae Choi. Assessing species richness and conservation status of Mongolia’s endemic plants under climate change. Biodiversity and Conservation 2026 (Major revision)

49. Akrom Ibragimov, Bobur Karimov, Zukhuridin Juraev, Dilmurod Makhmudjanov, Shukherdorj Baasanmunkh, Ami Oh, Komiljon Sh. Tojibaev, Hyeok Jae Choi. Altitudinal gradients as key drivers of phylogenetic diversity and community assembly in vascular plants of the western Pamir–Alay (Central Asia) Ecology and Evolution  2026 (in Press)

48. Dariganga Munkhtulga, Shukherdorj Baasanmunkh, Nudkhuu Nyamgerel Batlai Oyuntsetseg, Zagarjav Tsegmed, Dong Pil Jin, Serik Kubentayev, Hyeok Jae Choi. Oxytropis ikhbogdicus (section Mesogaea, Fabaceae), a new species from Mongolia evidenced by morphological and molecular analyses. Ecology and Evolution  2026 (Under Review)

47. Nagy U. David, Ragan M. Callaway, S. Luke Flory, Christopher D. Barratt, Walter Durka, Ylva Lekberg, Marilia S. Lucas, Stefan G. Michalski, Renske E. Onstein, Robert W. Pal, Julian Selke, Arpad E. Thoma, Mohammad AI-Gharaibeh Ali A. Al-Namazi, Guadalupe Andrac-Gomez, Pal Axel Olsson, Shukherdorj Baasanmunkh, ……. et al. Rapid and evolution of increased competitive ability in a global invader. Nature Communications 2026 (Major revision)

46. Lucas MS, …….. Shukherdorj Baasanmunkh, … et al. Population genomics of a cosmopolitan weed provides insights into its local adaptation and recent demographic history. Molecular Ecology 2026 (Major revision)

45. Dariganga Munkhtulga, Shukherdorj Baasanmunkh, Jong Ho Park, Nudkhuu Nyamgerel, Serik Kubentayev, Daniyar Alibekov, Saule Mukhtubayeva, Saule Mukhtubayeva, Zhansaya Idrissova, Alina Urazalina, Hyeok Jae Choi. Improving the current knowledge of Astragalus species (Fabaceae) in Kazakhstan based on DNA barcoding and morphological notes, 1. 2026 PhytoKeys (Under Review)

44. Zagarjav Tsegmed, Shukherdorj Baasanmunkh, Khurelpurev Oyundelger, Batlai Oyuntsetseg, Marcin Nobis, Andrey Erst, Hyeok Jae Choi. Future of high mountain endemic species in under climate changes: predicting the potential scenarios for Stellaria pulvinata in the Altai mountains. Scientific Reports 2026 doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-45612-z 

43 Nudkhuu Nyamgerel, Shukherdorj Baasanmunkh, Batlai Oyuntsetseg, Chingis-Od Choinom, Hyeok Jae Choi. The complete chloroplast genome of Cerastium davuiricum (Caryophyllaceae) in Mongolia. BMC Research Notes 2026 doi.org/10.1186/s13104-026-07776-9 

42. Dariganga Munkhtulga, Shukherdorj Baasanmunkh*, Chingis-Od Choinom, Batlai Oyuntsetseg, Gun-Aajav Bayarmaa, Jong Ho Park, Andrei I. Pyak, Hyeok Jae Choi. Oxytropis dariimaae (Fabaceae), a new species from Khovd province, Mongolia. Taiwania 2026 71(2):319–324. https://doi.org/10.6165/tai.2026.71.319 

41. Shukherdorj Baasanmunkh, Nudkhuu Nyamgerel, Zagarjav Tsegmed, Dariganga Munkhutlga, Batlai Oyuntsetseg, Beom Kyun Park, Shaotian Chen, Hang Sun, Hyeok Jae Choi. Integrative study of the rare Incarvillea potaninii (Bignoniaceae) in Mongolia: conservation, comparative plastome, distribution modeling, phylogeny, and taxonomic insights. Scientific Reports 2026 doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-45263-0 

40. Oyundelger K, Jäschke Y, Gonchigsumlaa, G, Batjav, B, Damdindorj, S, … Ritz, C.M, Wesche, K. Pasture condition in the Mongolian steppe: Cross-validating traditional ecological knowledge and field-based ecological surveys. Biological Conservation 2026 313, 111587. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2025.111587 

39. Shukherdorj Baasanmunkh, Batlai Oyuntsetseg, Zagarjav Tsegmed, Altangerel Undruul, et al. iNaturalist projects represent a valuable resource for aggregating plant observations and engaging society: a case study of the Flora of Mongolia project. Plants, People, Planet 2026 8:26–37. https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp3.70054 

38. Ami Oh, Ji Young Yang, Won Seok Lee, Takashi Shiga, Seiko Fujii, Shota Sakaguchi, Shukherdorj Baasanmunkh, Seung-Chul Kim, Hyeok Jae Choi. Delimiting species boundaries in Hosta section Capitatae (Asparagaceae) using MIG-seq and morphological analyses: taxonomic revision and new taxa from Korea and Japan. Frontiers in Plant Sciences 2026 16:1668561. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2025.1668561

37. Andrey S. Erst, Elizaveta Yu. Mitrenina, Denis A. Krivenko, Tatyana V. Erst, Yulia V. Cheldysheva, Igor V. Gorbenko, Renata Borosova, Lian Lian, Yuan Yuan Ling, Huan-Wen Peng, Jun Zhang, Shukherdorj Baasanmunkh, Hyeok Jae Choi, Ivan V. Tatanov, Alexander A. Kuznetsov, Mathew T. Sharples, Wei Wang, Kun-Li Xiang. A revision of the genus Beesia (Ranunculaceae) as informed through  integrative taxonomy, with description of a new species from  Sichuan (China). Frontiers in Plant Sciences 2026 16:1699952. doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2025.1699952 

36. Shukherdorj Baasanmunkh, Dariganga Munkhtulga, Batlai Oyuntsetseg, Keum Seon Jeong, Hyeok Jae Choi. Oxytropis jamsranii (Fabaceae: Papilionoideae: Astragaleae), a new species of section Xerobia from Mongolia. PhytoKeys 2025 265:257–266. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.265.172785

35. Yeseul Kim, Sumin Jeong, Shukherdorj Baasanmunkh, Youngmoon Kim, Hyeok Jae Choi, In Kyu Park. Interactions between chloroplast and mitochondrial genomes in 11 Salix species. Frontiers in Plant Sciences 2025 16:1693183. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2025.1693183 

34. Serik Kubentayeva, Igor Levichev, Shukherdorj Baasanmunkh, Ewelina Kilchowksa, Daniyar Alibekov, Hyeok Jae Choi, Marcin Nobis. Gagea kotuchovii (Liliaceae) a new species from Karatau Mountains (western Tian Shan, Kazakhstan) evidenced by morphological and molecular analyses. PLoS One 2025 20:e0336223. https:// doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0336223 

33 Mason Brittany, Thomas Mesaglio, Jackson Barratt Heitmann, Mark Chandler, Shawan Chowdhury, Simon Gorta, Florencia Grattarola, Quentin Groom, Colleen Hitchcock, Levi Hoskins, Samantha K. Lowe, Marina Marquis, Nadja Pernat, Vaughn Shirey, Shukherdorj Baasanmunkh, Corey T. Callaghan. iNaturalist accelerates biodiversity research. BioScience  2025 75:953–965.  https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biaf104 

32. Shukherdorj Baasanmunkh, Dariganga Munkhtulga, Batlai Oyuntsetseg, Hyeok Jae Choi. Oxytropis oyunmaae sp. nov. (Fabaceae) from Khusvgul province, Mongolia. Nordic Journal of Botany 2025 10:e04853. https://doi.org/10.1002/njb.04853 

31. Andrey S. Erst, Mariyo T. Boboev, Komyor M. Boboev, Shukherdorj Baasanmunkh, Mathew T. Sharples, Alexander A. Kuznetsov, Maxim S. Kulikovskiy, Vera A. Kostikova, Svetlana Yu. Maltseva, Tatyana V. Erst, Mikhail V. Skaptsov, Kunli Xiang, Lian Lian, Hyeok Jae Choi, Wei Wang. Taxonomic diversity of Ranunculus section Ranunculastrum (Ranunculaceae) in Tajikistan, with an identification key and a new species based in part on molecular phylogenetic. Ecology and Evolution 2025 15:e72191. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.72191

30. Komiljon Sh. Tojibaev, Hushbaht R. Hoshimov, Rustam R. Gulomov, Obidjon Kh. Sheraliev, Farkhod I. Karimov, Laura Kor, Avazbek Batoshov, Shukherdorj Baasanmunkh, Ju Eun Jang, Joonhyung Jung, Hee-Young Gil, Hyeok Jae Choi. Conservation priorities in Central Asia: the Shorsuv Massif IPA and its role in the Fergana Valley’s biodiversity. Frontiers in Conservation Science  2025 6:1629529. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcosc.2025.1629529 

29. Serik Kubentayev, Igor Levichev, Marcin Nobis, Shukherdorj Baasanmunkh, Ewelina Kilchowksa, Aidyn Orazov, Daniyar Alibekov, Balsulu Kubentayeva, Hyeok Jae Choi. Integrative taxonomic revision concerning phylogenetic relationships, morphological variation, distribution, ecology and conservation of Gagea alberti (Liliaceae) within its natural range. Botanical Studies 2025 66:16. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40529-025-00465-z 

28. Dariganga Munkhtulga, Shukherdorj Baasanmunkh*, Nudkhuu Nyamgerel, Jun Ho Park, Zagarjav Tsegmed, Komiljon Sh. Tojibaev, Hyeok Jae Choi. Morphological and phylogenetic analysis approach to three new species and a new section of Astragalus (Fabaceae) from Mongolia. PhytoKeys 2025 255:51–73. https://doi. org/10.3897/phytokeys.255.140805 

27. Shukherdorj Baasanmunkh, Nudkhuu Nyamgerel, Batlai Oyuntsetseg, Dariganga Munkhtulga, Andrey Erst, Serik Kubentayev, Gun-Aajav Bayarmaa, Jung Won Yoon, Hyeok Jae Choi. The complete chloroplast genome of Tulipa uniflora (Liliaceae) in Mongolia. Mitochondiral DNA Part B 2025 10:257–261. https://doi.org/10.1080/23802359.2025.2468748

26. Serik A. Kubentayeva†, Shukherdorj Baasanmunkh†, Daniyar T. Alibekov, Komiljon Sh. Tojibaev, Nudkhuu Nyamgerel, Anna A. Ivashchenko, Zagarjav Tsegmed, Vladimir G. Epiktetov, Gulnara T. Sitpayeva, Klara S. Izbastina, Zhansaya T. Idrissova, Saule K. Mukhtubayeva, Nurganym B. Abubakirova, Hee Young Gil, Hyeok Jae Choi. Revisiting the genus Tulipa (Liliaceae) in Kazakhstan, the country with the richest tulip diversity worldwide. PhytoKeys 2024 250:95–163. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.250.136736 

25. Magsar Urgamal†, Shukherdorj Baasanmunkh†, Zagarjav Tsegmed, Batlai Oyuntsetseg, Chuluunbaatar Javzandolgor, Shengxiang Yu, Jung Won Yoon, Magdalena G.W. Cygan, Hyeok Jae Choi. Spatial pattern analysis and conservation assessment of Apiaceae in Mongolia. Plants 2024 13:2635. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13182635 

24. Dashzeveg Oyuntsetseg, Nyamgerel Nudkhuu, Shukherdorj Baasanmunkh, Batlai Oyuntsetseg, Magsar Urgamal, Jung Won Yoon, Gun-Aajav Bayarmaa, Hyeok Jae Choi. The complete chloroplast genome and phylogenetic results support the species position of Swertia banzragczii and S. magrinata (Gentianaceae) in Mongolia. Botanical Studies 2024 65:11. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40529-024-00417-z 

23. Nudkhuu Nyamgerel, Shukherdorj Baasanmunkh, Batlai Oyuntsetseg, Zagarjav Tsegmed, Gun-Aajav Bayarmaa, Georgy Lazkov, Elizaveta Pyak, Hee Young Gil, Inkyu Park, Hyeok Jae Choi. Comparative plastome analysis, DNA barcoding, and taxonomy of Snow Lotus (Saussurea, Asteraceae) in Central Asia and Southern Siberia. Functional & Integrative Genomics 2024 24:42. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10142-024-01309-y 

22. Shukherdorj Baasanmunkh, Dariganga Munkhtulga, Nudkhuu Nyamgerel, Batlai Oyuntsetseg, Altangerel Undruul, Zagarjav Tsegmed, Mikhail S. Knyazev, Hyeok Jae Choi. Taxonomic studies on the genus Astragalus (Fabaceae) from Mongolia (I): two new records of A. testiculatus and A. teskhemicus based on morphological and molecular evidence. Biology Bulletin 2024 51:969–979. https://doi.org/10.1134/S1062359023605748 

21. Oyundelger K, Großmann L, Herklotz V, Harpke D , Oyuntsetseg B, Wesche K, Christiane M. Ritz. Relationship between genetic and phenotypic variation in natural populations of perennial and biennial sagebrush. Ecology and Evolution (2024) 14(10), e70419. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.70419 

20. Shukherdorj Baasanmunkh, Batlai Oyuntsetseg, Zagarjav Tsegmed, Dariganga Munkhtulga, Nyamjantsan Nyambayar, Long Wang, Hyeok Jae Choi. Global conservation assessment and taxonomic notes of Brachantehmum mongolorum Grubov (Asteraceae) endemic to Mongolia. Feddes Repertorium 2024 135:209–213. https://doi.org/10.1002/fedr.202300014 

19. Ju Eung Jang†, Shukherdorj Baasanmunkh†, Nudkhuu Nyamgerel, Seoung-Yoon Oh, Jun-Ho Song, Ziyoviddin Yusupov, Komijlon Tojibaev, Hyeok Jae Choi. Flower morphology of Allium (Amaryllidaceae) and its systematic significance. Plant Diversity 2024 46:3–27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pld.2023.06.009 

18. Oyundelger, K., Munkhzul, O., Ritz, C. M., & Wesche, K. Long-term grazing exclusion affects populations genetics and functional traits of Artemisia frigida in Mongolia. Journal of Arid Environments 2023 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2022.104900 

17. Nudkhuu Nyamgerel, Shukherdorj Baasanmunkh, Batlai Oyuntsetseg, Gun-Aajav Bayarmaa, Andrey Erst, Inkyu Park, Hyeok Jae Choi. Insight into chloroplast genome structural variation of the Mongolian endemic species Adonis mongolica (Ranunculaceae) in the Adonideae tribe. Scientific Reports 2023 13:22014 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-49381-x 

16. Andrey S. Erst†, Shukherdorj Baasanmunkh†, Zagarjav Tsegmed, Khurelpurev Oyundelger, Mathew T. Sharples, Batlai Oyuntsetseg, Denis A. Krivenko, Irina I. Gureyeva, Roman R. Romanets, Alexander A. Kuznetsov, Alexey A. Kechaykin, Alexander I. Shmakov, Ekaterina Yu. Maltseva, Tatiana V. Erst, Wei Wang, Hee-Young Gil, Hyeok Jae Choi. Hotspot and conservation gap analysis of endemic vascular plants in Altai Mountain Country based on new global conservation assessment. Global Ecology and Conservation 2023 47:e02647. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2023.e02647 

15. Shukherdorj Baasanmunkh, Batlai Oyuntsetseg, Zagarjav Tsegmed, Irina D. Illarionova, Nyamjantsan Nyambayar, Hyeok Jae Choi. Taxonomic notes and distribution of Gueldenstaedtia (Chesneyinae, Fabaceae) in Mongolia. Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy 2022 51:64–70. https://doi.org/10.11110/kjpt.2022.52.1.64 

14. Seunghang Shin, Su Hyun Choi, Shukherdorj Baasanmunkh, Seok Kim, Hyeok Jae Choi, Young Tae Cho. Micro-replication platform for studying the structural effect of seed surfaces on wetting properties. Scientific Reports 2022 12:5607 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-09634-7 

13.  Shukherdorj Baasanmunkh, Magsar Urgamal, Batlai Oyuntsetseg, Alexander P. Sukhorukov, Zagarjav Tsegmed, Dong Chan Son, Andrey Erst, Khurelpurev Oyundelger, Alexey A. Kechaykin, Joscelyn Norris, Petr Kosachev, Jin Shuang Ma, Kae Sun Chang, Hyeok Jae Choi. Flora of Mongolia: annotated checklist of native vascular plants. PhytoKeys 2022 192:63–169. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.192.79702 

12. A. Erst, A.Yu. Nikulin, V.Yu. Nikulin, A.L. Ebel, E.V. Zibzeev, M.T. Sharples, S. Baasanmunkh, H.J. Choi, M.V. Olonova, A.I. Pyak, I.I. Gureyeva, T.V. Erst, A.A. Kechaykin, S.Yu. Maltseva, M. Nobis, L. Lian, W. Wang. Distribution analysis, updated checklist, and DNA barcodes of the endemic vascular flora of the Altai Mountains, a Siberian biodiversity hotpsot. Systematics and Biodiversity 2022 20:1–30. https://doi.org/10.1080/14772000.2022.2049391 

11. Oyundelger, K., Herklotz, V., Harpke, D., Oyuntsetseg, B., Wesche, K. and Christiane. R. Contrasting effects of local environment and grazing pressure on the genetic diversity and structure of Artemisia frigida. Conservation Genetics 2021 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-021-01375-w

10. Oyundelger, K., Harpke, D., Herklotz, V., Troeva, E., Zheng, Z., Li, Z., Oyuntsetseg, B., Wagner, V., Wesche, K. and Ritz, C.M. Phylogeography of Artemisia frigida (Anthemideae, Asteraceae) based on genotyping-by-sequencing and plastid DNA data: Migration through Beringia. Journal of Evolutionary Biology (2021) 35, 64-80. https://doi.org/10.1111/jeb.13960 

9. Dashpurev, B., Wesche, K., Jäschke, Y., Oyundelger, K., Phan, T.N., Bendix, J. and Lehnert, L.W. A cost-effective method to monitor vegetation changes in steppes ecosystems: A case study on remote sensing of fire and infrastructure effects in eastern Mongolia. Ecological Indicators (2021) 132, 108331. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.10833 

8. Munkhzul, O., Oyundelger, K., Narantuya, N., Tuvshintogtokh, I., Oyuntsetseg, B., Wesche, K. and Jäschke, Y. Systematic review of grazing effects on vegetation in Mongolian steppes. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution (2021) 9, 703220. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2021.703220  

7. Shukherdorj Baasanmunkh, Magsar Urgamal, Batlai Oyuntsetseg, Alisa Grabovskaya-Borodina, Khurelpurev Oyundelger, Vanjil Gundegmaa, Zagarjav Tsegmed, Alexey A. Kechaykin, Andrey I. Pyak, Li Qing Zhao, Hyeok Jae Choi. Updated checklist of endemic vascular plants to Mongolia. Diversity 2021 13:619. https://doi.org/10.3390/d13120619 

6. Shukherdorj Baasanmunkh, Batlai Oyuntsetseg, Petr Efimov, Zagarjav Tsegmed, Sumiya Vandandorj, Khurelpurev Oyundelger, Magsar Urgamal, Altangerel Undruul, Khurelbaatar Khaliuuna, Tugsuu Namuulin, Hyeok Jae Choi. Orchids of Mongolia: taxonomy, species richness and conservation status. Diversity 2021 13:302. https://doi.org/10.3390/d13070302 

5. Shukherdorj Baasanmunkh, Batlai Oyuntsetseg, Chuluunkhuyag Oyundari, Khurelpurev Oyundelger, Magsar Urgamal, Davaajav Darikhand, Nergui Soninkhishig, Dashzeveg Nyambayar, Khurelbaatar Khaliunaa, Zagarjav Tsegmed, Alexey A. Kechaykin, Alexander I. Shmakov, Andrey S. Erst, Nikolai Friesen, Christiane M. Ritz, Karsten Wesche, Hyeok Jae Choi. The vascular plant diversity of Dzungarian Gobi in western Mongolia, with an annotated checklist. Phytotaxa 2021 501:1–55. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.501.1.1 

4. Oyundelger. K., Ritz, C., Oyunbileg, M., Lang, B., Ahlborn, J., Oyuntsetseg, B., Römermann, C. and Wesche, K. Climate and land use affect genetic structure of Stipa glareosa P. A. Smirn. in Mongolia. Flora – Special Issue on Steppe Ecology 2020 266: 151572. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.flora.2020.151572 

3. Shukherdorj Baasanmunkh, Jae Kyoung Lee, Ju Eun Jang, Min Su Park, Nikolai Friesen, Sungwook Chung, Hyeok Jae Choi. Seed morphology of Allium L. (Amaryllidaceae) from central Asian countries and its taxonomic implications. Plants 2020 9:1239. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9091239 

2. Shukherdorj Baasanmunkh, Nudkhuu Nyamgerel, Gun-Aajav Bayarmaa, Batlai Oyuntsetseg, Khurelpurev Oyundelger, Hyeok Jae Choi. A new record of critically endangered Saussurea bogedaensis (Asteraceae) from Dzungarian Gobi, Mongolia. PhytoKeys 2020 160:109–121. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.160.55603 

1. Shukherdorj Baasanmunkh, Nataliya K. Kovtonyuk, Batlai Oyuntsetseg, Zagarjav Tsegmed, Irina V. Han, Hyeok Jae Choi. Diversity and distribution of the genus Primula L. (Primulaceae) in Mongolia. Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity 2020 13:687–700. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.japb.2020.09.002