Collaborative Research: The GA-VSC Herbaria Collaborative: Phase I of a Statewide Consortium

在物种丰富度方面，佐治亚州的植物区系在全国排名第七。佐治亚大学[GA]和瓦尔多斯塔州立大学[VSC]的草药包含324,500个植物标本，占佐治亚州收藏的84%。这笔资金促进了GA&amp；VSC的正式合作伙伴关系，以制作一份链接到标本图像和数据的在线州地图集。VSC基础设施也将得到加强，增加有价值的稀有标本的储存和加工。该项目将发起一个全州范围的植物标本馆联盟，为最有效的数据动员提供一个模式，因为其他采集被纳入该系统。该网络将在全球范围内提供对这些藏品的访问，确保它们的相关性。该项目将通过就业促进研究生和本科生的学习，以及一个创新的GA-VSC研究生交换计划。教育活动包括参观正在进行的工作的植物标本馆，教师研讨会，以及在亚特兰大市区推广树木的非营利性组织创建植物标本馆。所有活动将通过学生支持支持代表不足的团体。用户友好的、基于网络的GA--VSC地图集将提供对植物区系数据的全球访问。地图、图像和标签信息的数据库对整个社会有许多实际应用，例如识别濒危或有毒物种范围和需要管理的植物群落。

Georgia's flora is ranked seventh nationally in species richness. The herbaria at University of Georgia [GA] and Valdosta State University [VSC] comprise 324,500 plant specimens, representing 84% of collections housed in Georgia. This funding fosters a formal GA−VSC partnership to produce an on-line state Atlas linked to specimen images and data. VSC infrastructure will also be enhanced with additional storage and processing of valuable rare specimens. The project will initiate a state-wide herbarium consortium, providing a model for most effective data mobilization as other collections are incorporated into the system. The network will provide global access to these collections, ensuring their relevance. This project will promote learning through employment of graduate and undergraduate students and an innovative GA--VSC graduate student exchange program. Educational activities include herbarium tours to view work in progress, a teacher workshop, and creation of a herbarium at a non-profit organization promoting trees in urban Atlanta. All activities will endorse under-represented groups via student support. The user-friendly, Web-based GA--VSC Atlas will provide global access to floristic data. The database of maps, images, and label information has many practical applications for society at large, such as recognizing endangered or poisonous species ranges and plant communities requiring management.