Enhancement of the Collections and Web Site at the Louisiana State University Herbaria

在D. Ferguson博士的指导下，路易斯安那州立大学获得了一笔赠款，用于改善路易斯安那州立大学植物标本馆（LSU）和伯纳德·洛伊真菌学植物标本馆（LSUM）的植物标本馆收藏。项目内容包括：(1)修复和整理LSUM真菌标本；(2)将剩余的美国和加拿大维管植物标本以及路易斯安那州苔藓植物、藻类、地衣和真菌标本（约6万份记录）添加到路易斯安那州维管植物数据库中；(3)修订LSU网页，增强数据库的搜索能力和可访问性，并将地图和图像链接起来。真菌和苔藓植物的收藏年久失修，有丢失的危险，将放在档案包装中以更好地保护，标本将按字母顺序排列在真菌门内，以便更好地获取。除了修复和现代化之外，建立路易斯安那州真菌、苔藓植物、藻类和地衣标本的数据库也是当务之急，这些收藏将被添加到现有的超过55,000条路易斯安那维管植物记录的数据库中。我们对网站进行了几项升级，使其更易于作为教育工具供公众使用。浏览器搜索将添加到现有的通配符分类群搜索中，允许不太熟悉拉丁名称的用户浏览列表。这些藏品是记录墨西哥湾沿岸平原生物多样性的基础，该地区目前的记录很少，并且由于农业、城市化和灭火而导致栖息地急剧丧失。对于联邦、州和地方机构、学生、公共和私营部门以及通过在线数据库更容易获得的信息来说，馆藏中的信息比以往任何时候都更加重要。

A grant has been made to Louisiana State University under the direction of Dr. D. Ferguson to improve the herbarium collections of the Louisiana State University Herbarium [LSU] and the Bernard Lowy Mycological Herbarium [LSUM]. The project includes the: (1) repair and reorganize fungal specimens in LSUM; (2) the addition of remaining US and Canadian vascular plant collections and Louisiana specimens of bryophytes, algae, lichens, and fungi (ca. 60,000 records) to the current database of Louisiana vascular plants; and (3) the revision of the LSU web pages by enhancing search capabilities and accessibility of the database and by linking maps and images.Fungal and bryophyte collections, that are in a serious state of disrepair and at risk for loss, will be placed in archival packaging for better protection, and specimens will be arranged alphabetically within fungal phyla in order to improve access. In addition to repairs and modernization, databasing the Louisiana specimens of fungi, as well as bryophytes, algae, and lichens, is a high priority and those collections will be added to the existing database of over 55,000 records of Louisiana vascular plants. Several upgrades to our web site will make it more accessible to the general public as an educational tool. A browser search will be added to the existing wild card taxon search, allowing users who are less familiar with Latin names to browse through a list. The collections are fundamental for document Gulf Coast Plain biodiversity, a region that currently is poorly documented and subject to dramatic habitat loss through agriculture, urbanization, and fire abatement. Information from the collections is more important than ever for use by federal, state, and local agencies, students, and the public and private sectors and through the on-line database, will be more accessible.