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Miniature Forests of Cape Horn: Ecotourism with a Hand Lens

Description: From book jacket: In the humid forests of Cape Horn, a single tree can host more than 100 species of little epiphyte plants. The floor of the forest and the rocks are also covered by numerous species of liverworts, mosses, and lichens. The decision to stop at a tree or rock and explore these “miniature forests” generates an authentic ecotourism experience. In a small area we can spend several minutes or hours with a magnifying glass or camera discovering the colors, shapes, and textures of the … more
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Date: April 15, 2012
Creator: Goffinet, Bernard
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Cultivando Un Jardín De Nombres en Los Bosques en Miniatura Del Cabo De Hornos: Extensión De La Conservación Biocultural Y La Ética a Seres Vivos Poco Percibidos

Description: This article presents a new methodology and activity to foster an ecological understanding of biodiversity, as well as of biocultural conservation and ethics, which includes little, under-perceived, living-beings--such as bryophytes.
Date: June 19, 2018
Creator: Lewis, Lily R.; Gottschalk-Druschke, Caroline; Saldías, Camila; Mackenzie, Roy; Malebrán, Javiera; Goffinet, Bernard et al.
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Partner: UNT College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
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Changing lenses to assess biodiversity: patterns of species richness in sub-Antarctic plants and implications for global conservation

Description: Article discussing patterns of species richness in sub-Antarctic plants and implications for global conservation.
Date: April 1, 2008
Creator: Rozzi, Ricardo, 1960-; Armesto, Juan J., 1953-; Goffinet, Bernard; Buck, William R., 1950-; Massardo, Francisca; Silander, John August, 1945- et al.
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Biodiversity Of Southernmost Forests And Tundra Ecosystems

Description: Article discussing research on the biodiversity of the dominant vegetation in the world's southernmost forests and tundra ecosystems.
Date: October 26, 2007
Creator: Rozzi, Ricardo, 1960-; Massardo, Francisca; Anderson, Christopher B.; Armesto, Juan J., 1953-; Goffinet, Bernard; Silander, John August, 1945- et al.
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The Subantarctic Rayadito (Aphrastura subantarctica), a new bird species on the southernmost islands of the Americas

Description: Article describes a new taxon of terrestrial bird of the genus Aphrastura (rayaditos) inhabiting the Diego Ramírez Archipelago, the southernmost point of the American continent. The authors state that the discovery of this endemic passerine highlights the need to monitor and conserve this still-pristine archipelago devoid of exotic species, which is now protected by the recently created Diego Ramírez Islands-Drake Passage Marine Park.
Date: August 26, 2022
Creator: Rozzi, Ricardo, 1960-; Quilodrán, Claudio S.; Botero-Delgadillo, Esteban; Napolitano, Constanza; Torres-Mura, Juan C.; Barroso, Omar et al.
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