Collaborative Research on the Marchantiophyta, Anthocerophyta and Bryophyta of the Cape Horn Archipelago: Floristics and Implications for Conservation

合恩角群岛地钱植物、花植物和苔藓植物的合作研究：植物区系及其保护意义

• 批准号: 0949136
• 负责人: John Engel
• 金额: $ 19.67万
• 依托单位: Field Museum of Natural History
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-05-01 至 2015-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0949136&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; Marchantiophyta; Anthocerophyta; Bryophyta

Last Modified Date: 12/16/09 Last Modified By: Judith Ellen Skog Abstract Collaborative Research on the Marchantiophyta, Anthocerophyta and Bryophyta of the Cape Horn Archipelago: Floristics and Implications for Conservation The Cape Horn Archipelago in southernmost Chile is poorly known biologically because of its inaccessibility. Mosses, liverworts and hornworts (i.e., bryophytes), although small plants, comprise the majority of plant biodiversity in this remote region. This project proposes to inventory the bryophytes of the area and prepare a manual for their identification. Exploration will be carried out through the use of a rented ship to take the organizers, W. R. Buck and J. J. Engel, and their collaborators from island to island to collect. The data will also be used to collaborate on conservation of the region. Many of the bryophytes of the Cape Horn Archipelago are otherwise only found in distant regions, especially New Zealand and northern North America. This study will allow better understanding of the distribution of these plants and how they have come to grow where they are. A local project, ?Ecotourism with a Hand-Lens,? teaches students and tour-operators to include bryophytes in tourism, thereby using these plants to assist the local economy. The information on diversity and distribution of bryophytes will be useful in determining which areas deserve protection and which can be developed. The project collaborates closely with outreach programs at the Field Museum and will contribute to improving science instruction and student learning at a major urban school system.

最后修改日期：12/16/09最后修改人：Judith Ellen Skog 合恩角群岛地钱植物门、花角植物门和苔藓植物门的合作研究：植物区系和保护意义位于智利最南端的合恩角群岛由于其交通不便，在生物学上知之甚少。苔藓、地钱和金鱼藻（即，虽然是小型植物，但构成了这一偏远地区植物生物多样性的大部分。该项目拟对该地区的布雷特人进行清点，并编写一份手册，以供识别。探险将通过租用船只进行，组织者W。R.巴克和J. J.恩格尔，以及他们的合作者从一个岛屿到另一个岛屿收集数据。这些数据也将用于该地区的保护合作。合恩角群岛的许多黑鲷只能在遥远的地区找到，特别是新西兰和北美北方。这项研究将有助于更好地了解这些植物的分布以及它们是如何在它们所在的地方生长的。一个地方项目，？生态旅游与手镜，？向学生和旅游经营者传授如何将巴西植物纳入旅游业，从而利用这些植物促进当地经济。关于生物多样性和分布的信息将有助于确定哪些地区值得保护，哪些地区可以开发。该项目与菲尔德博物馆的外展计划密切合作，将有助于改善主要城市学校系统的科学教学和学生学习。