Coding Phenological Data from Herbarium Sheets

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Logistics

Workshop Materials

Agenda, Day 1
Saturday, March 12, 2016

Day One
Time Topic Presenter(s)/Leader(s)
7:00-8:00 a.m. Breakfast at University and Jepson Herbaria
8:00-8:10 a.m. Welcome Pam Soltis
iDigBio/University of Florida
8:10 - 8:20 a.m. Background/Orientation to workshop
Workshop goals and products
Jenn Yost
Cal Poly
8:20-9:40 a.m. Lightning Introductions (1 slide per person)
9:40-9:55 a.m. Break
9:55-10:50 Discussion of Survey Results (provided in packet)
•Analysis of data gaps
•Draft priorities in groups
•Flora of North America
Jenn Yost, moderator
10:50-11:15 a.m. iDigBio introduction

How data moves from database to aggregators, to iDigBio.

Gil Nelson
iDigBio, Florida State University
11:15-11:35
11:35-11:55
Data standards community
•Darwin Core
•Apple Core
John Wieczorek
James Macklin
12:00-1:15 p.m. Lunch and Tour the University and Jepson Herbaria Brent Mishler is giving a 20 minute tour
1:15-1:35 p.m. Data standards community
•Plant Phenology Ontology
Ramona Walls
1:35-2:00 p.m. NEVP and Symbiota Patrick Sweeney, Yale
Ed Gilbert, Symbiota
2:00-2:45 p.m. Plenary Discussion Jenn and Gil, moderate
2:45-3:00 p.m. Break
3:00-4:00 p.m. Breakout Session #1

Use specimens to assess and draft scoring schema, and rank according to priorities.Work in Google folder.

4:00-5:00 p.m. Group Discussion

Priority ranking
Metrics to score
Vocabulary
Propose fields/define fields
Scoring from images v. specimens

Daily Wrap-up/Q&A
Plans for Day 2
Create groups/topics for tomorrow
Dinner on Your Own
Recommended gathering place: Jupiter (http://www.jupiterbeer.com/)

Agenda, Day 2
Sunday, March 13, 2016

Day Two
Time Topic Presenter(s)/Leader(s)
7:00-8:00 a.m. Breakfast at University and Jepson Herbaria
8:00-9:00 a.m. Discussion from Day 1 and steps forward
Form groups or make new groups.
Gil Nelson, Moderator
9:00-9:30 a.m. Breakout Session #2

Do our draft methods work?
By area of expertise
Data Standards
Collections
Research
Field Programs

9:30-10:00 p.m. Regroup to address issues and break
10:00-11:00 p.m. Breakout #3
1) Data Standards group
2) Database group

Groups formed around taxonomic groups:
3) “Normal” Angiosperms
4) Grasses/sedges/rushes
5) Gymnosperms
6) Wind-pollinated non-grasses
7) Other?
11:00-12:00 p.m. Next steps forward with DarwinCore - Set our DwC working group
Check in: Do our draft methods
require revision?
How do our draft terms fit with current DwC?
John Wieczorek
James Macklin
12:00-1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00-2:00 p.m. Next steps forward for databases
(Symbiota, Specify, iDigBio)
2:00-3:00 p.m. Breakout #4
1) Draft Introduction to justify our work
Draft finalized protocols
2) Draft Collections ISSUES document
3) Draft Research ISSUES document


Mapping to Field Data - work in groups
4) BBCH term mapping
5) NPN term mapping

3:00-3:15 p.m. Break
3:15-4:15 p.m. Finalize drafts of methods, utility of
specimens for phenology research
4:15-5:00 p.m. Summary of next steps
Dinner on Your Own
Day 1: First break out groups
Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5
Database Ed Gilbert David Baxter Ben Anhalt
Greg Riccardi
Gil Nelson Ramona Walls
Michael Denslow
Standards Stanley Blum Brian Stucky James Macklin
Ashley Morris
Katja Seltman Katie Stanley
John Wieczorek
International Kjell Bolmgren Marie Keatley Tim Sparks Constantin Zohner
Field Data Alycia Crall Ellen Denny Kathy Gerst Susan Mazer Jill Goodwin
Herbaria Ellen Dean
Charlie Willis
Staci Markos
Natalie Rossington
Richard Carter
Amanda Gallinat
Debra Trock
Jenn Yost
Patrick Sweeney
Mare Nazaire
Brent Mishler
Libby Ellwood

Workshop Participants

• Alycia Crall, National Ecological Observatory Network • Amanda Gallinat, Boston University • Ashley Morris, Middle Tennessee State University, SouthEast Regional Network of Expertise and Collections (SERNEC) • Ben Anhalt, Specify Database • Brent Mishler, UC Berkeley, Consortium of California Herbaria (CCH) • Brian Stucky, University of Florida, Plant Phenology Ontology • Charlie Willis, Harvard University Herbaria • Constantin Zohner, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München • Debra Trock, California Academy of Sciences • David Baxter, UC Berkeley, CCH • Edward Gilbert , Arizona State University, Symbiota • Ellen Dean, UC Davis Herbarium • Ellen Denny, USA National Phenology Network • Elspeth Haston, The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh • Gil Nelson, Florida State University, iDigBio • Greg Riccardi, Florida State University, iDigBio • James Macklin, Agriculture and Agri-food Canada, Apple Core • Jenn Yost, Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo • Jillian Goodwin, Florida Museum of Natural History, iDigBio • John Wieczorek, UC Berkeley, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, Darwin Core Representative • Katelin Stanley, Florida State University, WeDigBio • Kevin Browne, University of California, Natural Reserve System • Kjell Bolmgren, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, PEP725 - Pan European Phenology Project • Libby Ellwood, Florida State University, iDigBio • Mare Nazaire, Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden • Marie Keatley, University of Melbourne • Michael Denslow, Appalachian State University (SERNEC), University of Florida (Notes from Nature) • Natalie Rossington, UC Santa Barbara • Pam Soltis, University of Florida, iDigBio • Patrick Sweeney, Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, Mobilizing New England Vascular Plant Specimen Data to Track Environmental Changes (NEVP) • Ramona Walls, CyVerse, Plant Phenology Ontology • Richard Carter, Valdosta State University • Robert Guralnick, Florida Museum of Natural History • Staci Markos, UC Berkeley, CCH • Stanley Blum, Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG) • Susan Mazer, UC Santa Barbara, National Phenology Network - California Phenology Project • Tim Sparks, Coventry University