A Conservation Imperative: Replacement of Bird and Mammal Specimen Cases at Texas A&M

保护当务之急：更换德克萨斯州的鸟类和哺乳动物标本箱

• 批准号: 0954113
• 负责人: Gary Voelker
• 金额: $ 49.77万
• 依托单位: Texas A&M AgriLife Research
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-05-15 至 2014-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0954113&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Conservation; Imperative; Replacement; Bird; Mammal

An award has been made to the Texas Cooperative Wildlife Collection (TCWC) at Texas A&M University to fund the replacement of all cases in the bird and mammal collections which were heavily damaged in a flood event over 15 years ago. With this funding, the principal investigators will be able to ensure the long-term safety and continued viability of these vertebrate collections, which number over 60,000 mammals and 15,000 birds. This award will also allow the collection to accommodate increasing numbers of specimens from active ongoing research programs. The PIs will also update taxonomy, verify specimen identifications, and cross-reference specimens to genetic resources, all of which are critical aspects of collection management. Additionally, the grant will fund graduate Curatorial Assistant positions, allowing the principal investigators to train and educate new museum-based researchers. Approaching its 75th year, the TCWC is one of the most active vertebrate collections in the state: the bird collection is the only active research-based collection in the state, and the mammal collection ranks among the top 20 in the western hemisphere. In addition to providing resources for basic research, the TCWC is a critical element in the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences curriculum, for which the collections host the lab sections of all vertebrate natural history courses. Over 200 undergraduates per year are exposed to, and are made beneficiaries of, the biodiversity represented in the bird, mammal and other vertebrate collections. Furthermore, the collections routinely sponsor undergraduate interns who participate in various aspects of collections management. The PIs anticipate providing over 12 internship opportunities associated with this grant.

得克萨斯州农工大学的得克萨斯州合作野生动物收藏馆（TCWC）获得了一项奖励，以资助更换在15年前的一次洪水事件中遭到严重破坏的鸟类和哺乳动物收藏馆中的所有病例。 有了这笔资金，主要研究人员将能够确保这些脊椎动物收藏品的长期安全性和持续生存能力，这些收藏品的数量超过60，000种哺乳动物和15，000种鸟类。 该奖项还将允许收集，以适应越来越多的标本从积极进行中的研究计划。 PI还将更新分类学，验证标本标识，并将标本与遗传资源交叉引用，所有这些都是收集管理的关键方面。 此外，该赠款将资助研究生策展助理职位，使主要研究人员能够培训和教育新的博物馆研究人员。 接近75年，TCWC是该州最活跃的脊椎动物收藏之一：鸟类收藏是该州唯一活跃的研究型收藏，哺乳动物收藏在西半球排名前20位。 除了为基础研究提供资源外，TCWC还是野生动物和渔业科学课程系的一个关键要素，该课程的集合托管所有脊椎动物自然历史课程的实验室部分。 每年有200多名本科生接触到鸟类，哺乳动物和其他脊椎动物收藏品中的生物多样性，并从中受益。 此外，馆藏定期赞助参与馆藏管理各个方面的本科实习生。 PI预计将提供超过12个与此赠款相关的实习机会。