The colonial legacy of herbaria
The colonial legacy of herbaria
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10.1038/s41562-023-01616-7
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2021-10
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Daniel S. Park;Xiao Feng;S. Akiyama;M. Ardiyani;N. Avendaño;Z. Barina;Blandine Bartschi;Manuel J Belgr
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Daniel S. Park;Xiao Feng;S. Akiyama;M. Ardiyani;N. Avendaño;Z. Barina;Blandine Bartschi;Manuel J Belgr
植物标本馆的收藏塑造了我们对地球植物群的理解，对解决全球变化问题至关重要。然而，它们的形成并非没有直接相关的社会政治问题。尽管越来越多的努力解决自然历史收藏的代表性和殖民主义问题，植物标本馆得到了相对较少的关注。虽然已经注意到大多数植物标本都被安置在全球北方，但这种差异的程度和程度尚未量化。在这里，我们研究了植物收藏的殖民遗产，分析了85，621，930个标本记录，并评估了来自39个国家的92个植物标本馆的调查响应。我们发现，植物多样性存在于自然界中，它被安置在植物标本馆之间的反比关系。尽管公开的殖民主义在半个世纪前就结束了，但这种差距在物理和数字领域仍然存在。我们强调，必须承认植物标本馆收藏的殖民历史，并在其收集、管理和使用方面实施更公平的全球模式。
Herbarium collections shape our understanding of Earth’s flora and are crucial for addressing global change issues. Their formation, however, is not free from sociopolitical issues of immediate relevance. Despite increasing efforts addressing issues of representation and colonialism in natural history collections, herbaria have received comparatively less attention. While it has been noted that the majority of plant specimens are housed in the Global North, the extent and magnitude of this disparity have not been quantified. Here we examine the colonial legacy of botanical collections, analysing 85,621,930 specimen records and assessing survey responses from 92 herbarium collections across 39 countries. We find an inverse relationship between where plant diversity exists in nature and where it is housed in herbaria. Such disparities persist across physical and digital realms despite overt colonialism ending over half a century ago. We emphasize the need for acknowledging the colonial history of herbarium collections and implementing a more equitable global paradigm for their collection, curation and use.