McCool Morghan, Molina Clarissa, Oyarzún Contreras Lucas, Zambrano Rojas Sebastian, Burkett Carmen, Burkett Francesca, Corwin Ri, Serrani Gellego Issabella, Hendrickson Benton J, Jackson Desiree, Joseph Sara, Lautenbach Jonathan, Todd Erin, Morales Armijo Felipe, Thompson Michael, Sanchez Jardon Laura, Mackenzie Roy, Gregory Andrew
Dept. of Biology, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, United States.
Dept. of Biological Sciences, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, United States.
MicroPubl Biol. 2025 Mar 15;2025. doi: 10.17912/micropub.biology.001307. eCollection 2025.
The Cape Horn region of southern Chile is one of the remaining bryophyte (mosses, liverworts, and hornworts) hotspots in the world. The Omora Ethnobotanical Park on Navarino Island contains impressive examples of the region's bryophyte diversity. A new trail has been proposed and we aimed to predict how a trail expansion might impact bryophyte communities. We compared the current trail and the proposed trail site and found significant differences. Specifically, there was no significant difference in bryophyte cover and diversity, but richness was lower at the existing trail. These findings indicate that ecotourism trails may negatively impact bryophyte communities.
智利南部的合恩角地区是世界上仅存的苔藓植物（苔藓、地钱和角苔）热点地区之一。纳瓦里诺岛上的奥莫拉民族植物园拥有该地区苔藓植物多样性的令人印象深刻的范例。一条新的步道已被提议修建，我们旨在预测步道扩建可能如何影响苔藓植物群落。我们比较了现有步道和提议的步道地点，发现了显著差异。具体而言，苔藓植物的覆盖度和多样性没有显著差异，但现有步道处的丰富度较低。这些发现表明生态旅游步道可能会对苔藓植物群落产生负面影响。
