Distributions of Bryophytes as Appearance of a City Returning to a Forest

A Case Study of Streets in Old and New Districts, Hikone City

Abstract

It was said that moss was the origin of forest. It was implied that a city was returning to a forest and that had been happening at our footing of at least 2 blocks on the east side of the station at the city of Hikone. Moss was more developed on the older block. The distribution density of the moss on the road was six times compared with the new block. The specific tendency was 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 was 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 had been spending long time and expanding the distribution level steadily while being influenced by human activity.