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

CSBR：自然史：解决加州大学伯克利分校脊椎动物博物馆（MVZ）的关键收藏需求。该奖项授予了加州大学伯克利分校的研究和教育中心——脊椎动物博物馆（MVZ）。它收集了超过70万个标本，用于研究、教育和为保护决策提供信息。实施计划中的活动将确保这一生物多样性数据资源，以促进科学研究。具体来说，MVZ馆藏的价值和安全性将通过升级鸟类馆藏的存储条件而得到提高。此外，将对稀有标本和相关信息进行编目和提供，从而可能增加它们在研究中的使用，并为资源管理决策提供信息。这些藏品包括大多数博物馆藏品中受到保护且代表性较差的物种。此外，一些样本对于了解疾病传播、繁殖、生理和种群随时间的变化很重要。该项目将利用博物馆现有的推广工作，并继续博物馆对学生进行指导和培训的传统。这将在一定程度上通过一个关于博物馆数据管理和使用的讲习班来实现。学生和研究生将接受策展方法、现代馆藏管理和数据标准方面的培训。本项目有两个主要目标：(1)通过替换一部分鸟类标本来加强对MVZ鸟类馆藏的害虫保护，以防止未来的虫害。该项目的这一方面主要关注雀形目鸟类的皮肤，因为它们构成了MVZ鸟类收藏的大部分，是收藏中生长最活跃的部分，也是研究人员使用最多的部分。所进行的工作还将包括重新整理收集，以反映当前出版的分类法，促进其用于研究和教学。(2)为鸟类和爬行动物标本和数据提供长期的安全保障，编目了14项特殊采办。自1995年以来，通过特殊捐赠和孤儿藏品的标本转移，已经接受了3000多个鸟类标本和19000多个爬行动物标本。这些藏品包括：在其他博物馆藏品中没有发现的独特系列或标本准备；与美国国家科学基金会资助的旨在记录过去一个世纪动物变化的研究相关的历史和/或地理标本；以及用于研究致命壶菌影响的稀有和/或濒危以及全球多样化的两栖动物标本。这些藏品包含了对科学研究和发现至关重要但目前无法获得的数据，它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认识。通过对这些标本进行编目，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和其他数据门户在全球范围内提供。该项目的更广泛影响包括网络直播数字策展和数据质量研讨会，以及进一步履行MVZ使命的新公共展示。计划是在多个年龄组开展新的社区外展活动，并招募和培训新的学生、研究生和实习生。主要研究人员将通过研讨会和网络广播指导和/或雇用20人，并培训另外35名参与者。

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.