CSBR: Natural History: Addressing Critical Needs in the Ornithology and Herpetology Collections of the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology

CSBR：自然历史：满足脊椎动物博物馆鸟类学和爬虫学收藏的关键需求

• 批准号: 1561515
• 负责人: Carla Cicero
• 金额: $ 49.99万
• 依托单位: University of California-Berkeley
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2016-07-01 至 2019-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1561515&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: CSBR; Natural; History; Addressing; Critical

CSBR: Natural History: Addressing Critical Collection Needs at UC - Berkeley's Museum of Vertebrate Zoology (MVZ).An award is made to the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology (MVZ), a center for research and education at the University of California, Berkeley. Its collections of over 700,000 specimens are used for research, education, and to inform conservation decisions. Implementation of the planned activities will secure this biodiversity data resource for the advancement of scientific research. Specifically, the value and security of the MVZ collections will be enhanced through upgrades to the storage conditions of the ornithology collection. Also, rare specimens and associated information will be cataloged and made accessible, potentially increasing their use in research and informing resource management decisions. The collection includes species that are protected and poorly represented in most museum collections. Additionally, some samples are important for understanding disease spread, reproduction, physiology, and population changes over time. The project will leverage existing outreach efforts at the museum and continue the museum's tradition of student mentorship and training. This will, in part, be achieved through a workshop on the curation and use of museum data. Students and postgraduates will be trained in curation methods, modern collection management and data standards.This project has two major goals: (1) Enhance pest protection of the MVZ Ornithology collection by replacing a subset of the bird specimen cases to protect against future infestations. This aspect of the project focuses on passerine skins as they comprise the bulk of the MVZ bird collection, are the most actively growing part of the collection, and are most heavily used by researchers. The work performed will also involve reorganization of the collection to reflect current published taxonomies, facilitating its use for research and teaching. (2) Provide long-term security of Ornithology and Herpetology specimens and data by cataloging 14 special acquisitions. Over 3,000 specimens in Ornithology and over 19,000 in Herpetology have been accepted through special donations and specimen transfers of orphaned collections since 1995. These acquisitions include: unique series or specimen preparations not found in other museum collections; specimens of historic and/or geographic relevance to NSF-funded research aimed at documenting faunal change over the past century; and rare and/or endangered and globally diverse amphibian specimens used for studying the effects of deadly chytrid fungus. These acquisitions contain critically important, but currently inaccessible data for scientific research and discovery and they enhance knowledge about biodiversity and environmental change through species, data, and geographic areas that are underrepresented in museum collections. By cataloging these collections, the specimens will be secured long-term and available more quickly to the scientific community. The MVZ is a leader in biodiversity data projects, and all data will be made available globally through Arctos, VertNet, iDigBio, GBIF, and other data portals. Broader impacts of this project include a webcast Digital Curation and Data Quality Workshop and new public displays that further the MVZ's mission. Plans are to develop new community outreach across multiple age groups, and recruit and train new students, postgraduates, and interns. The principal investigators will mentor and/or employ 20 individuals and train an additional 35 participants through the workshop and webcast.

CSBR：自然史：解决加州大学伯克利分校脊椎动物学博物馆（MVZ）的关键收藏需求。该奖项颁发给了脊椎动物学博物馆（MVZ），它是加州大学伯克利分校的研究和教育中心。它收集了超过70万件标本，用于研究，教育和保护决策。计划活动的实施将确保这一生物多样性数据资源用于推进科学研究。具体而言，MVZ收藏品的价值和安全性将通过升级鸟类收藏品的储存条件来提高。此外，稀有标本和相关信息将被编目并提供给人们，这可能会增加它们在研究中的使用，并为资源管理决策提供信息。该系列包括受保护的物种，在大多数博物馆收藏中表现不佳。此外，一些样本对于了解疾病传播、生殖、生理和人口随时间的变化也很重要。该项目将利用博物馆现有的外展工作，并继续博物馆的学生辅导和培训的传统。这将部分通过举办博物馆数据管理和使用讲习班来实现。学生和研究生将接受管理方法、现代收集管理和数据标准方面的培训。该项目有两个主要目标：（1）通过更换部分鸟类标本箱，加强MVZ鸟类标本的虫害保护，以防止未来的虫害。该项目的这一方面侧重于雀形目鸟类的皮肤，因为它们构成了MVZ鸟类收藏的大部分，是收藏中增长最活跃的部分，也是研究人员使用最多的部分。所开展的工作还将包括重新整理收集的资料，以反映目前公布的分类法，便利其用于研究和教学。(2)通过对14种特殊收购进行编目，为鸟类学和爬虫学标本和数据提供长期安全保障。自1995年以来，通过特殊捐赠和孤儿收藏品的标本转移，接受了超过3，000件鸟类标本和超过19，000件爬虫标本。这些收购包括：其他博物馆藏品中找不到的独特系列或标本制品;与国家科学基金会资助的旨在记录过去世纪动物群变化的研究具有历史和/或地理相关性的标本;以及稀有和/或濒临灭绝的全球多样性两栖动物标本用于研究致命壶菌的影响。这些收购包含了至关重要的，但目前无法访问的数据，用于科学研究和发现，他们通过博物馆藏品中代表性不足的物种，数据和地理区域增强了对生物多样性和环境变化的了解。通过对这些收藏品进行编目，这些标本将得到长期保护，并更快地提供给科学界。MVZ是生物多样性数据项目的领导者，所有数据将通过Arctos、VertNet、iDigBio、GBIF和其他数据门户网站在全球范围内提供。该项目的更广泛影响包括网络广播数字策展和数据质量研讨会以及新的公共展示，进一步推动了MVZ的使命。计划在多个年龄组中开展新的社区外展活动，并招募和培训新生、研究生和实习生。主要调查员将指导和/或雇用20人，并通过讲习班和网播培训另外35名参与者。