Incorporation and Improvement of Collections of Marine Invertebrates into the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

洛杉矶县自然历史博物馆的海洋无脊椎动物藏品的纳入和改进

基本信息

批准号：
0138674
负责人：
Regina Wetzer
金额：
$ 42万
依托单位：
Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History Foundation
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
Standard Grant
财政年份：
2002
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2002-05-01 至 2006-05-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0138674&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
Incorporation Improvement Collections Marine Invertebrates

项目摘要

Despite a growing interest in, and concern over, global biodiversity, many priceless collections of marine invertebrates (crustaceans, echinoderms, marine worms, molluscs, and other groups) have become "orphaned" in recent years. This project will provide funds to care for several existing and diverse collections of marine invertebrates that have been donated to the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. New shelving will be installed on existing tracks, and supplies needed to care for these collections will be purchased. Additionally, two persons will be hired in the Museum's Marine Biodiversity Processing Center to help sort, curate, and upgrade the collections. The broader scientific significance of the project is that these collections, and others like them, represent windows into historical marine diversity along the west coast. In some cases, the collections contain specimens from areas that are no longer accessible. Such collections form the basis for what we understand about marine biodiversity, past and present, and represent priceless storehouses of data on Pacific coast marine life. Knowledge gleaned from these collections can form the basis for strong educational programs and for making sound decisions in conservation and resource management.

尽管人们对全球生物多样性的兴趣日益加剧，但近年来，许多无价无脊椎动物（甲壳类动物，棘皮动物，海洋蠕虫，软体动物和其他群体）的无价收藏已成为近年来的“孤儿”。该项目将提供资金来照顾几种现有和多样化的海洋无脊椎动物，这些海洋无脊椎动物已捐赠给洛杉矶县自然历史博物馆。新的架子将安装在现有轨道上，并将购买为这些收藏品所需的物资。此外，将在博物馆的海洋生物多样性加工中心雇用两个人，以帮助分类，策划和升级收藏品。该项目的更广泛的科学意义在于，这些收藏品以及其他类似的收藏代表了西海岸沿历史海洋多样性的窗户。在某些情况下，这些收集包含不再可访问的区域的标本。这种收藏构成了我们对海洋生物多样性，过去和现在的了解的基础，并代表了太平洋海岸海洋生物的无价数据仓库。从这些收藏中收集的知识可以构成强大的教育计划的基础，并在保护和资源管理方面做出明智的决策。