The ever-increasing human footprint even in very remote places on Earth has inspired efforts to document biodiversity vigorously in case organisms go extinct. However, the data …
Over 300 million arthropod specimens are housed in North American natural history collections. These collections represent a “vast hidden treasure trove” of biodiversity− 95 …
National Academies of Sciences, Division on Earth… - 2021 - books.google.com
Biological collections are a critical part of the nation's science and innovation infrastructure and a fundamental resource for understanding the natural world. Biological collections …
Given the dramatic pace of change of our planet, we need rapid collection of environmental data to document how species are coping and to evaluate the impact of our conservation …
Museum specimens play an increasingly important role in predicting the outcomes and revealing the consequences of anthropogenically driven disruption of the biosphere. As …
While museum voucher specimens continue to be the standard for species identifications, biodiversity data are increasingly represented by photographic records from camera traps …
JA Cook, JE Light - Journal of Mammalogy, 2019 - academic.oup.com
At this point I wish to emphasize what I believe will ultimately prove to be the greatest value of our museum. This value will not, however, be realized until the lapse of many years …
G D'ELÍA - Anales del Instituto de la Patagonia, 2024 - SciELO Chile
En esta revisión abogo por la necesidad de mejorar la infraestructura de las colecciones biológicas de Chile y por el crecimiento continuo de su acervo. Para fundamentar este …