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

摘要合恩角群岛Marchantiophyta， Anthocerophyta和苔藓植物的合作研究：植物区系学及其保护意义智利最南端的合恩角群岛由于其难以进入而在生物学上鲜为人知。苔藓、苔类和角苔类（即苔藓植物）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。本项目拟对该地区的苔藓植物进行清查，并编制一份鉴定手册。探险将通过租用的船只进行，组织者W. R. Buck和J. J. Engel以及他们的合作者从一个岛屿到另一个岛屿进行收集。这些数据还将用于合作保护该地区。合恩角群岛的许多苔藓植物只能在遥远的地区找到，尤其是新西兰和北美北部。这项研究将使人们更好地了解这些植物的分布，以及它们是如何在这里生长的。一个本地项目？手持镜头下的生态旅游？教学生和旅游经营者在旅游中加入苔藓植物，从而利用这些植物来促进当地经济。关于苔藓植物多样性和分布的资料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项目密切合作，将有助于改善城市主要学校系统的科学教学和学生学习。

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.