A city returning to a forest
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Moss is the origin of forest. A city returns to a forest for moss on the way. According to Emi Miyagawa's graduation study, it is confirmed that the city is returning to a forest and that has been happening at our footing of at least 2 blocks on the east side of the Hikone station. Moss is more developed on the older block. The distribution density of the moss on the road is six times compared with the new block. The specific tendency is not admitted to the relations of the distribution density with either the distance from the adjacent forest or the microclimate of the place. On the other hand, the distribution is not seen on the ledge of the surface, on the place with frequent passage of a person and a car, and in front of the residence of cleaning loving family. In other words, moss spends long time and expands the distribution level steadily while being influenced by human activity.
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more information
Emi Miyagawa, Shuichi Murakami (2016) Distributions of Bryophytes as Appearance of a City Returning to a Forest : A Case Study of Streets in Old and New Districts, Hikone City : Reports of the City Planning Institute of Japan, No.15 : 66-69
photo, figure: Miyagawa
