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SCNet is pleased to host Hilary Swain, Director of the Archbold
Biological Station for its April webinar. The is open to everyone,
no registration, no cost. Any common internet browser will work.
Here is a link to the SCNet announcement, followed by a copy of the
announcement. SCNet (Small Collections Network), iDigBio and the
Organization of Biological Field Stations (OBFS) are working closely
together to explore methods for mobilizing field station data for
use scientists and the general public.<br>
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meeting place:</strong> <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__idigbio.adobeconnect.com_scnet&d=AwMDaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=BypxiNR8_Qj-D_HbdPkstwpBCBl7QmmPa1thmM6ELkI&s=ppAWR11zrwH2lCjJ_nIAJ1sPgnbwAzHqTrYE95Q_z2U&e=" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(66, 139, 202);
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Field Stations as Repositories of Biodiversity Data</strong></strong></strong><br
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Hilary Swain, Executive Director,<span
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!important; float: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Field
stations throughout N. America, linked by the Organization of
Biological Field Stations, provide a network of people, natural
observatories, and collection data. In a recent survey, 86% of 48
respondents supported on-site collections. Here we present a case
study of one of the largest such collections, at Archbold
Biological Station ABS, a renowned not-for-profit in Florida. ABS
has a broad scientific research, education and conservation
mission but is not formally affiliated with any university or
museum. As a component of its long-term research, ABS curates a
diverse, multi-taxon, specimen-based, research Collection used by
staff scientists and other investigators. The Collection is a
unique, irreplaceable record of regional biodiversity, with an
emphasis on the Florida scrub habitat including threatened and
endangered species, and non-natives. After 75 years of growth, the
Collection includes ~270,000 specimens identified to species
including arthropods (95%) plants, bryophytes, mammals, birds,
fish, and herptiles, representing ~10,392 species. In the last
five years the Collection has contributed to numerous research
projects, descriptions of 12 new species, made hundreds of loans,
been accessed on-site by 110 investigators, and resulted in 58
publications. ABS has made available on-line ~10,000 specimens of
plants and arthropods, and has databased the vertebrates, plants,
and bryophytes. Remaining specimen data are not yet accessible
online via www-based portals. Archbold is partnering with iDigBio,
seeking support to database, image and migrate specimen data to
the internet. We describe how such projects at field stations will
advance biological research, promote benefits to conservation, and
increase educational outreach.</span><br>
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Gil Nelson, PhD
Assistant Professor/Research
iDigBio Steering Committee
Integrated Digitized Biocollections
Institute for Digital Information and Scientific Communication
College of Communication and Information
Courtesy Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium
Florida State University
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:gnelson@bio.fsu.edu">gnelson@bio.fsu.edu</a>
Twitter: @idiggilnelson</pre>
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