In comparison with other types of plant life, the study of aquatic plants in Taiwan has long been quite disorganized, but excessive habitat destruction has spurred the academic community to work with great urgency in recent years on taxonomic research. Lin Chun-chi has been deeply involved in this effort, albeit as an amateur.
相較於其他植物，台灣水生植物的研究一直非常零星而分散，近年來由於濕地過度開發破壞，學界已著力於水生植物的分類研究；急於瞭解水生植物的林春吉，也以業餘的身份開始進行專業的投入。