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= Digitization TCN: The Key to the Cabinets: Building and Sustaining a Research Database for a Global Biodiversity Hotspot = | == Digitization TCN: The Key to the Cabinets: Building and Sustaining a Research Database for a Global Biodiversity Hotspot == | ||
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== Project Summary == | === Project Summary === | ||
The southeastern USA is botanically rich, with areas of high global biodiversity in both the Appalachians and the coastal plain. Millions of plant specimens have been collected from this region over the past four centuries, and these specimens and the information they contain currently reside in museums, or herbaria, at universities across the area. Scientists study these specimens intently; however, it is difficult to retrieve information at broad geographic and taxonomic scales without pipelines to move the information electronically from the specimen to an accessible pool of data. SERNEC, or the SouthEast Regional Network of Expertise and Collections, is a large regional network of botanical experts and collections that has, through an NSF-sponsored research coordination network (RCN) project, developed critical skills in biodiversity informatics. The current project will allow the SERNEC group to make data available for over 3 million specimens using the latest photography and information capture tools and to engage citizen scientists and students to assist in transcribing and georeferencing this large dataset. The research generated through this project can help regional planners, land managers and communities to manage their natural resources in our ever-changing environment. | The southeastern USA is botanically rich, with areas of high global biodiversity in both the Appalachians and the coastal plain. Millions of plant specimens have been collected from this region over the past four centuries, and these specimens and the information they contain currently reside in museums, or herbaria, at universities across the area. Scientists study these specimens intently; however, it is difficult to retrieve information at broad geographic and taxonomic scales without pipelines to move the information electronically from the specimen to an accessible pool of data. SERNEC, or the SouthEast Regional Network of Expertise and Collections, is a large regional network of botanical experts and collections that has, through an NSF-sponsored research coordination network (RCN) project, developed critical skills in biodiversity informatics. The current project will allow the SERNEC group to make data available for over 3 million specimens using the latest photography and information capture tools and to engage citizen scientists and students to assist in transcribing and georeferencing this large dataset. The research generated through this project can help regional planners, land managers and communities to manage their natural resources in our ever-changing environment. | ||
The interaction of scientists, citizen scientists, and students will provide a synergy to build a research tool of an unparalleled scale and scope. The ultimate goal of this project is to develop an imaged and databased set of over 3 million specimens from over 100 herbaria in one of the most floristically diverse regions in North America and a global hotspot of plant diversity. This will represent a valuable data source for research on the response of vegetation to climate change, human development, and rapid migrations of introduced species. This region has been a biodiversity hotspot for 100 million years and this project should encourage research on changes over time to develop better predictive models as areas of biodiversity change. By partnering with Symbiota, Notes from Nature, GEOLocate, Adler Planetarium, iPlant/TACC, and Specify, the project will develop ways to best integrate various efforts for data accessibility. This award is made as part of the National Resource for Digitization of Biological Collections through the Advancing Digitization of Biological Collections program, and all data resulting from this award will be available through the national resource ( | The interaction of scientists, citizen scientists, and students will provide a synergy to build a research tool of an unparalleled scale and scope. The ultimate goal of this project is to develop an imaged and databased set of over 3 million specimens from over 100 herbaria in one of the most floristically diverse regions in North America and a global hotspot of plant diversity. This will represent a valuable data source for research on the response of vegetation to climate change, human development, and rapid migrations of introduced species. This region has been a biodiversity hotspot for 100 million years and this project should encourage research on changes over time to develop better predictive models as areas of biodiversity change. By partnering with Symbiota, Notes from Nature, GEOLocate, Adler Planetarium, iPlant/TACC, and Specify, the project will develop ways to best integrate various efforts for data accessibility. This award is made as part of the National Resource for Digitization of Biological Collections through the Advancing Digitization of Biological Collections program, and all data resulting from this award will be available through the national resource ([http://www.idigbio.org iDigBio.org]). | ||
== Current Research == | === Current Research === | ||
This project proposes to utilize plant collection data to determine the threats to the native biota of the southeastern region of North America, including: | This project proposes to utilize plant collection data to determine the threats to the native biota of the southeastern region of North America, including: | ||
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Ecological niche or species distribution modeling of current and future distributions of rare and endemic species.<br /> | Ecological niche or species distribution modeling of current and future distributions of rare and endemic species.<br /> | ||
== Project | === Project Websites & Social Media === | ||
[http://sernec.org '''SERNEC Website''' http://sernec.org]<br > | |||
[http://sernecportal.org/ '''SERNEC Portal''' http://sernecportal.org] | |||
Facebook: [https://www.facebook.com/groups/1502386220082404/ Key to the Cabinets: Herbaria of North Carolina Facebook Group] | |||
=== Citizen Science & Outreach Projects === | |||
This project will utilize [http://www.notesfromnature.org Notes From Nature (http://www.notesfromnature.org)] which will serve to engage citizen scientists in museum related science activities. | |||
''Project Sponsor'': Appalachian State University | The project will develop Notes From Nature-based lesson plans to target state-based standards of learning (SOLs) for grades 6-12. | ||
FSU's Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium hosted a successful crowdfunding campaign in 2014, raising more than $2000 to provision six 1-day citizen science events in 2015. 100+ citizen scientists from the Tallahassee region were brought onto campus to learn about local biodiversity and the role of biodiversity specimens in research and education. The longer-term, bigger-picture goal is to develop a new model for sustaining biodiversity data creation by providing resources to the nation's 1500 museums, universities, field stations, and other institutions with similar collections so that they find it easier to do something similar. Those collections together house about a billion specimens—plants, fossils, birds, mammals, sponges, insects, etc. The plan is to establish a virtuous circle in which, as the collections engage more people in their local communities in the events, the crowdfunding support for those events grows. Visit [http://spark.fsu.edu/Projects/121/Blazing-a-New-Trail-for-Sustainability-with-Citizen-Science http://spark.fsu.edu/Projects/121/Blazing-a-New-Trail-for-Sustainability-with-Citizen-Science] for more information. | |||
=== Project Leadership === | |||
''Project Sponsor'': Appalachian State University [http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1410069 (NSF Award 1410069)] | |||
''Principal Investigator (PI):'' [mailto:murrellze@appstate.edu Zack Murrell] | ''Principal Investigator (PI):'' [mailto:murrellze@appstate.edu Zack Murrell] | ||
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Wendy Zomlefer, University of Georgia; | Wendy Zomlefer, University of Georgia; | ||
== | === Project Collaborators === | ||
[ | [https://www.idigbio.org/content/digitization-tcn-sernec-collaborator-map Map of Collaborating Institutions] | ||
<b>Data Collaborators:</b><br> | <b>Data Collaborators:</b><br> | ||
Appalachian State University<br> | Appalachian State University [http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1410069 (NSF Award 1410069)]<br> | ||
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission<br> | Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission<br> | ||
Arkansas State University<br> | Arkansas State University [http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1410098 (NSF Award 1410098)]<br> | ||
Arkansas Tech University<br> | Arkansas Tech University<br> | ||
Armstrong State University<br> | Armstrong State University<br> | ||
Auburn University<br> | Auburn University [http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1410200 (NSF Award 1410200)]<br> | ||
Austin Peay State University<br> | Austin Peay State University<br> | ||
Berea College<br> | Berea College<br> | ||
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Campbell University<br> | Campbell University<br> | ||
City of Alexandria Herbarium<br> | City of Alexandria Herbarium<br> | ||
Clemson University<br> | Clemson University [http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1410094 (NSF Award 1410094)]<br> | ||
Columbus State University<br> | Columbus State University<br> | ||
Converse College<br> | Converse College<br> | ||
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East Carolina University<br> | East Carolina University<br> | ||
East Tennessee State University<br> | East Tennessee State University<br> | ||
Eastern Kentucky University<br> | Eastern Kentucky University [http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1410077 (NSF Award 1410077)]<br> | ||
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services<br> | Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services<br> | ||
Florida Museum of Natural History<br> | Florida Museum of Natural History<br> | ||
Florida State University<br> | Florida State University [http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1410288 (NSF Award 1410288)]<br> | ||
Francis Marion University<br> | Francis Marion University<br> | ||
Furman University<br> | Furman University<br> | ||
George Mason University<br> | George Mason University [http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1410086 (NSF Award 1410086)]<br> | ||
Georgia Southern University<br> | Georgia Southern University<br> | ||
Georgia Southwestern State University<br> | Georgia Southwestern State University<br> | ||
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Lynchburg College<br> | Lynchburg College<br> | ||
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens<br> | Marie Selby Botanical Gardens<br> | ||
Marshall University<br> | Marshall University [http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1410143 (NSF Award 1410143)]<br> | ||
McNeese State University<br> | McNeese State University<br> | ||
Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation Herbarium<br> | Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation Herbarium<br> | ||
Middle Tennessee State University<br> | Middle Tennessee State University<br> | ||
Mississippi Museum of Natural Science<br> | Mississippi Museum of Natural Science<br> | ||
Mississippi State University<br> | Mississippi State University [http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1410092 (NSF Award 1410092)]<br> | ||
Morehead State University<br> | Morehead State University<br> | ||
Murray State University<br> | Murray State University<br> | ||
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University of Central Arkansas<br> | University of Central Arkansas<br> | ||
University of Central Florida<br> | University of Central Florida<br> | ||
University of Georgia<br> | University of Georgia [http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1410081 (NSF Award 1410081)]<br> | ||
University of Louisiana at Monroe<br> | University of Louisiana at Monroe [http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1410445 (NSF Award 1410445)]<br> | ||
University of Louisiana, Lafayette<br> | University of Louisiana, Lafayette<br> | ||
University of Mississippi<br> | University of Mississippi<br> | ||
University of New Orleans<br> | University of New Orleans<br> | ||
University of North Carolina<br> | University of North Carolina [http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1410439 (NSF Award 1410439)]<br> | ||
University of North Carolina, Pembroke<br> | University of North Carolina, Pembroke<br> | ||
University of Richmond<br> | University of Richmond<br> | ||
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University of Southern Mississippi<br> | University of Southern Mississippi<br> | ||
University of Tennessee<br> | University of Tennessee<br> | ||
University of Tennessee, Chattanooga<br> | University of Tennessee, Chattanooga [http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1410087 (NSF Award 1410087)]<br> | ||
University of Tennessee, Martin<br> | University of Tennessee, Martin<br> | ||
University of the South<br> | University of the South<br> | ||
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<b>Non-data Collaborators:</b><br> | <b>Non-data Collaborators:</b><br> | ||
Adler Planetarium (Notes from Nature)<br> | Adler Planetarium (Notes from Nature)<br> | ||
Arizona State University (Symbiota)<br> | Arizona State University ([http://http://symbiota.org/ Symbiota])<br> | ||
iPlant, University of Texas<br> | [http://www.iplantcollaborative.org/ iPlant (now CyVerse)], University of Texas<br> | ||
Tulane University (GEOLocate)<br> | Tulane University ([http://www.museum.tulane.edu/geolocate/ GEOLocate])<br> | ||
University of Florida (Notes From Nature)<br> | University of Florida ([http://www.notesfromnature.org Notes From Nature])<br> | ||
University of Kansas (Specify)<br> | University of Kansas ([http://specifyx.specifysoftware.org/ Specify])<br> | ||
=== Protocols & Workflows === | |||
The [http://sernec.org SERNEC website] has a section with various resources including documentation, tutorials and webinars. | |||
'''Digitization Methods''': Rapid imaging coupled with citizen science based label transcription and collaborative georeferencing. | |||
== Publications == | === Publications === | ||
Nelson, G., Sweeney, P., Wallace, L.E., Rabeler, R.K., Allard, D., Brown, H., Carter, J.R., Denslow, M.W., Ellwood, E.R., Germain-Aubrey, C.C., Gilbert, E., Gillespie, E., Goertzen, L.R., Legler, B., Marchant, D.B., Marsico, T.D., Morris, A.B., Murrell, Z., Nazaire, M., Neefus, C., Oberreiter, S., Paul, D., Ruhfel, B.R., Sasek, T., Shaw, J., Soltis, P.S., Watson, K., Weeks, A., Mast, A.R., 2015. Digitization Workflows for Flat Sheets and Packets of Plants, Algae, and Fungi. Applications in Plant Sciences 3(9): 1500065 [http://dx.doi.org/10.3732/apps.1500065 doi:10.3732/apps.1500065]. | Nelson, G., Sweeney, P., Wallace, L.E., Rabeler, R.K., Allard, D., Brown, H., Carter, J.R., Denslow, M.W., Ellwood, E.R., Germain-Aubrey, C.C., Gilbert, E., Gillespie, E., Goertzen, L.R., Legler, B., Marchant, D.B., Marsico, T.D., Morris, A.B., Murrell, Z., Nazaire, M., Neefus, C., Oberreiter, S., Paul, D., Ruhfel, B.R., Sasek, T., Shaw, J., Soltis, P.S., Watson, K., Weeks, A., Mast, A.R., 2015. Digitization Workflows for Flat Sheets and Packets of Plants, Algae, and Fungi. Applications in Plant Sciences 3(9): 1500065 [http://dx.doi.org/10.3732/apps.1500065 doi:10.3732/apps.1500065]. | ||
== Professional Presentations == | === Professional Presentations === | ||
[https://vimeo.com/146825949 iDigBio Summit V, 2015] | |||
== Other project documentation == | === Other project documentation === | ||