ASU Lichen Collection Improvement

9629532纳什在这个项目的四年期间，亚利桑那州州立大学地衣收集将大大重新安置在新的空间和橱柜，17,000个新的和7,000个积压的收集将被纳入，5,000个标本的礼物将被加入。 项目计划还允许在项目期间增加12，000 - 16，000个标本，并在此后适度增加。 所有的标本将由新的副馆长，谁将在这个奖项聘请很好地确定。NSF和亚利桑那州立大学是这个项目的合作伙伴：在奖励期间，每个人都提供副馆长一半的工资（亚利桑那州立大学将在赠款到期时承担100%的工资），亚利桑那州立大学还购买设备并提供装修，以扩大地衣收藏。通过这些改进，亚利桑那州立大学地衣标本馆将成为索诺兰沙漠地衣的主要科学资源，也是世界其他地区地衣的优秀参考收藏。 它将支持正在进行的关于索诺兰沙漠地衣的重大研究工作，地衣是环境变化的重要生物指标。

9629532 Nash Over the four-year duration of this project, the Arizona State University lichen collection will be substantially rehoused in new space and cabinetry, 17,000 new and 7,000 backlogged collections will be incorporated, and a gift of 5,000 specimens will be accessioned. The project plan also allows for growth by 12,000-16,000 specimens over the lifetime of the project, and for modest growth thereafter. All of the specimens will be well-identified by the new associate curator, who will be hired on this award. NSF and Arizona State University are partners on this project: each is providing half of the salary of the associate curator during the award period (ASU will assume 100% of the salary when the grant expires), and ASU is also purchasing equipment and providing renovation to allow for the expansion of the lichen collection. With these improvements, the ASU lichen herbarium will be a major scientific resource on Sonoran Desert lichens, and an excellent reference collection for lichens of other parts of the world. It will support a major ongoing research effort on Sonoran Desert lichens, which are important as bioindicators of environmental change.