Improvement for the Ornithology Collections, University of Kansas Natural History Museum

堪萨斯大学自然历史博物馆鸟类学藏品的改进

• 批准号: 9876825
• 负责人: Townsend Peterson
• 金额: $ 15.07万
• 依托单位: University of Kansas Center for Research Inc
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1999
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1999-04-01 至 2001-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9876825&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Improvement; Ornithology; Collections; University; Kansas

This project will support the rehousing of the entire dry bird specimen collection in the Natural History Museum and Biodiversity Research Center, University of Kansas. The collection requires rehousing for two reasons:1. Collections crowding - Collections growth through systematic research has resulted in severe crowding of specimens in cases, with no new space available in the collections area. Moreover, physical constraints of the collections area makes it unsuitable for installation of mobile compactor units.2. Collections conservation- Almost all of the cases are more than 30 years old, and many have degraded to the point that they no longer provide adequate protection for specimen material against pest infestations and environmental fluctuations.The solution is to rehouse the collection in larger, taller, modern cases. This solution is far less costly than installation of mobile compactor units, and will provide more space and better protection.Approximately 20% more space would be available for specimen storage, enough to solve critical space problems and to provide about 5 years of normal collections expansion.The new cases, already designed and tested as prototypes, would provide state-of-the-art protection for this world-class ornithological collection.

该项目将支持堪萨斯大学自然历史博物馆和生物多样性研究中心重新安置所有干鸟标本。 征集需要安置的原因有两个：1. 收藏品拥挤-通过系统研究的收藏品增长导致病例中的标本严重拥挤，收藏区没有新的空间。 此外，收集区的物理限制使其不适合安装移动的压实机。2. 藏品保护-几乎所有的箱子都有30年以上的历史，许多箱子已经退化到无法为标本材料提供足够的保护，以防止虫害和环境波动。解决方案是将藏品重新安置在更大、更高的现代箱子中。 这种解决方案比安装移动的压实装置的成本低得多，并将提供更多的空间和更好的保护。大约20%的空间将用于标本储存，足以解决关键的空间问题，并提供大约5年的正常收藏扩展。新的案例，已经设计和测试的原型，将为这个世界级的鸟类收藏提供最先进的保护。