Enhancement of the Collections and Web Site at the Louisiana State University Herbaria

在D.Ferguson博士的指导下，向路易斯安那州立大学提供了一笔赠款，以改进路易斯安那州立大学植物标本馆[LSU]和伯纳德·洛伊真菌标本馆[LSUM]的标本馆收藏。该项目包括：(1)修复和重组LSUM中的真菌标本；(2)将剩余的美国和加拿大维管植物标本以及路易斯安那州苔藓、藻类、地衣和真菌标本(约60,000条记录)添加到路易斯安那州目前的维管植物数据库中；(3)通过增强数据库的搜索能力和可访问性以及通过链接地图和图像来修订路易斯安那州立大学的网页。处于严重失修状态并面临丢失风险的真菌和苔藓植物标本将被放入档案包装中，以更好地保护它们，标本将按字母顺序排列在真菌门中，以便更容易获取。除了修复和现代化，对路易斯安那州的真菌以及苔藓、藻类和地衣标本进行数据库管理是一项高度优先的工作，这些收藏将被添加到路易斯安那州现有的55,000多条维管植物记录的数据库中。我们的网站进行了几次升级，将使公众更容易将其作为一种教育工具。浏览器搜索将添加到现有的通配符分类单元搜索中，允许不太熟悉拉丁名的用户浏览列表。这些收藏是记录墨西哥湾沿岸平原生物多样性的基础，该地区目前记录很少，由于农业、城市化和火灾减少，栖息地急剧丧失。收集的信息对于联邦、州和地方机构、学生以及公共和私营部门的使用比以往任何时候都更加重要，并将通过在线数据库更容易地获得。

A grant has been made to Louisiana State University under the direction of Dr. D. Ferguson to improve the herbarium collections of the Louisiana State University Herbarium [LSU] and the Bernard Lowy Mycological Herbarium [LSUM]. The project includes the: (1) repair and reorganize fungal specimens in LSUM; (2) the addition of remaining US and Canadian vascular plant collections and Louisiana specimens of bryophytes, algae, lichens, and fungi (ca. 60,000 records) to the current database of Louisiana vascular plants; and (3) the revision of the LSU web pages by enhancing search capabilities and accessibility of the database and by linking maps and images.Fungal and bryophyte collections, that are in a serious state of disrepair and at risk for loss, will be placed in archival packaging for better protection, and specimens will be arranged alphabetically within fungal phyla in order to improve access. In addition to repairs and modernization, databasing the Louisiana specimens of fungi, as well as bryophytes, algae, and lichens, is a high priority and those collections will be added to the existing database of over 55,000 records of Louisiana vascular plants. Several upgrades to our web site will make it more accessible to the general public as an educational tool. A browser search will be added to the existing wild card taxon search, allowing users who are less familiar with Latin names to browse through a list. The collections are fundamental for document Gulf Coast Plain biodiversity, a region that currently is poorly documented and subject to dramatic habitat loss through agriculture, urbanization, and fire abatement. Information from the collections is more important than ever for use by federal, state, and local agencies, students, and the public and private sectors and through the on-line database, will be more accessible.