Developing Resources for Research on Mollusks by Renovating Collection at Carnegie Museum of Natural History

通过更新卡内基自然历史博物馆的收藏来开发软体动物研究资源

• 批准号: 0956264
• 负责人: Timothy Pearce
• 金额: $ 48.64万
• 依托单位: Carnegie Institute
• 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: 2010-08-01 至 2013-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0956264&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Developing; Resources; Research; Mollusks; Renovating

Research on mollusks relies on long-term access to collections such as those maintained by the Section of Mollusks at The Carnegie Museum of Natural History (CMNH). This project will significantly enhance present and future access by improving storage of this research collection. To improve storage, this project will move specimens from current perilous conditions, caused by normal acidic off-gassing from wooden cabinets, into more accessible archival metal storage cabinets with archival specimen boxes. This project will increase the present and future availability of the collection and associated specimen data to support collection-based research by biodiversity conservation organizations and agencies at the federal, state, and local levels. This project will increase public education by making specimens more readily available to science-based public outreach programs, including tours, exhibits, and collaborative activities with other museum components. The project will educate and train volunteers and undergraduate work-study students, who are likely to include members of underrepresented groups (the PI's 7-year track record shows that 20% of 142 volunteers have been from underrepresented minority or ethnic groups, and 7% have had disabilities). The mollusk collection at CMNH is a major resource of international significance, being the largest collection of northern Appalachian non-marine mollusks and one of the top five freshwater mussel collections. Historically significant, the collection vouchers 100 years of research. Examples of recent collection use include molecular and morphological systematic studies (including five by students), environmental monitoring, training for mussel surveyors, and museum exhibits. Any thorough study of North American mollusks would refer to this collection. Information on the CMNH Collection of Mollusks can be found at http://www.carnegiemnh.org/mollusks/collection.htm.

对软体动物的研究依赖于长期的收集，比如卡内基自然历史博物馆（CMNH）的软体动物部。该项目将通过改善研究收藏的存储，大大提高现在和未来的访问。为了改善储存，该项目将把标本从目前的危险环境中转移到更容易接近的带有档案标本盒的档案金属储存柜中。该项目将增加当前和未来收集和相关标本数据的可用性，以支持联邦、州和地方各级生物多样性保护组织和机构基于收集的研究。该项目将通过使标本更容易地用于以科学为基础的公共宣传项目，包括参观、展览和与其他博物馆组成部分的合作活动，从而加强公众教育。该项目将教育和培训志愿者和大学生勤工俭学，其中可能包括代表性不足的群体成员（PI的7年记录显示，142名志愿者中有20%来自代表性不足的少数民族或种族群体，7%有残疾）。CMNH的软体动物收藏是具有国际意义的重要资源，是阿巴拉契亚北部最大的非海洋软体动物收藏，也是五大淡水贻贝收藏之一。历史意义重大，收藏证明了100年的研究。最近收集的例子包括分子和形态学系统研究（包括五项学生研究）、环境监测、贻贝测量员培训和博物馆展览。任何对北美软体动物的深入研究都要参考这个收藏。有关CMNH软体动物收藏的信息可在http://www.carnegiemnh.org/mollusks/collection.htm上找到。