Survey and Inventory for Hawaiian Pteridophyte Flora

大约65属200种蕨类植物（蕨类和蕨类同属植物）占夏威夷高等植物种类的七分之一，构成了植被的主要部分。许多物种鲜为人知，许多是稀有的、受威胁的或濒临灭绝的。关于这些植物有许多系统和分布上的问题，迫切需要对它们进行现代调查和盘点。这将涉及对现有收集的全面评估和对目前野外种群的详细研究，包括新的收集和栖息地数据。清单的结果将构成夏威夷蕨类植物和蕨类同族植物急需手册的基础，以与最近的开花植物卷相媲美。调查将在考艾岛、瓦胡岛、莫洛凯岛、拉奈岛、毛伊岛和夏威夷等主要岛屿进行。得到的标本将在密歇根大学和毕晓普博物馆进行处理，并将副本分发给其他适当的植物标本馆。一本科学的新手册将促进对生物多样性、进化和植物扩散的大量研究。从保护的角度来看，结果将影响物种和自然区域的保护。

Approximately 65 genera and 200 species of pteridophytes (ferns and fern-allies) make up one-seventh of the Hawaiian higher plant species and constitute a major segment of the vegetation. Many of the species are poorly known and many are rare, threatened, or endangered. There are numerous systematic and distributional questions about these plants, and a modern survey and inventory of them is urgently needed. This will involve a comprehensive assessment of existing collections and detailed studies of the current populations in the wild, including new collections and data on habitats. The results of the inventory will form the basis of a much-needed manual of Hawaiian ferns and fern-allies to parallel recent volumes on the flowering plants. Surveys will be made on the main islands of Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Lanai, Maui, and Hawaii. The resulting specimens will be processed at the University of Michigan and the Bishop Museum, and duplicates distributed to other appropriate herbaria. A scientifically new manual will facilitate numerous studies of biodiversity, evolution, and plant dispersal. Conservationally the results will influence the preservation of species and natural areas.