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

格鲁吉亚的植物种类丰富度在全国排名第七。乔治亚大学（GA）和瓦尔多斯塔州立大学（VSC）的植物标本馆包括324,500种植物标本，占佐治亚州藏品的84%。这笔资金培养了正式的GA&amp；#8722；VSC合作制作与标本图像和数据相关联的在线状态地图集。VSC的基础设施也将得到加强，增加宝贵稀有标本的储存和处理。该项目将发起一个全州植物标本馆联盟，在其他藏品被纳入系统时，为最有效地调动数据提供一个模式。该网络将提供对这些收藏的全球访问，确保它们的相关性。该项目将通过研究生和本科生的就业以及创新的GA- VSC研究生交换计划来促进学习。教育活动包括植物标本馆之旅，以查看正在进行的工作，教师研讨会，以及在亚特兰大市区推广树木的非营利组织创建植物标本馆。所有活动都将通过学生支持来支持弱势群体。用户友好的基于web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.