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

格鲁吉亚的植物群在物种丰富度方面排名全国第七。 格鲁吉亚大学[GA]和瓦尔多斯塔州立大学[VSC]的植物标本馆包括324，500个植物标本，占格鲁吉亚收藏的84%。 这笔资金促进了正式的GA #8722;VSC合作伙伴关系，以制作与标本图像和数据相关的在线国家地图集。 VSC的基础设施也将通过额外的存储和处理珍贵的稀有标本来加强。 该项目将启动一个全州植物标本馆联合会，为最有效的数据调动提供一个模式，因为其他收藏品被纳入该系统。该网络将在全球范围内提供这些收藏品，确保其相关性。 该项目将通过研究生和本科生的就业以及创新的GA-VSC研究生交流计划促进学习。 教育活动包括植物标本馆图尔斯参观，以查看正在进行的工作，教师讲习班，并在一个非营利组织建立一个植物标本馆，促进亚特兰大市区的树木。 所有活动将通过学生支持支持代表性不足的群体。 方便用户的网络版GA-VSC地图集将提供全球植物区系数据。 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.