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

在D博士的指导下，路易斯安那州立大学获得了一笔赠款。弗格森，以改善标本馆收藏的路易斯安那州立大学标本馆[LSU]和伯纳德洛伊真菌标本馆[LSUM]。该项目包括：（1）修复和重组LSUM中的真菌标本;（2）增加剩余的美国和加拿大维管植物标本和路易斯安那州的britectes，藻类，地衣和真菌标本（约。60，000条记录）到路易斯安那州维管植物的当前数据库;以及（3）修改路易斯安那州立大学的网页，加强搜索能力和数据库的可访问性，并将地图和图像连接起来。真菌和britrete收藏品，处于严重失修状态，有丢失的危险，将被放在档案包装中，以更好地保护，标本将在真菌门内按顺序排列，以便于获取。除了维修和现代化，路易斯安那州的真菌标本，以及苔藓，藻类和地衣的数据库，是一个高度优先事项，这些集合将被添加到现有的数据库超过55,000路易斯安那州维管植物的记录。对我们网站的几次升级将使它作为一种教育工具更容易为公众所利用。浏览器搜索将被添加到现有的通配符分类单元搜索，允许用户谁是不太熟悉的拉丁名称浏览通过一个列表。 这些藏品是记录墨西哥湾沿岸平原生物多样性的基础，该地区目前记录不多，并因农业，城市化和火灾而遭受严重的栖息地损失。对于联邦、州和地方机构、学生以及公共和私营部门来说，所收集的信息比以往任何时候都更加重要，并且通过在线数据库，将更容易访问。

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.