Enhancing Ecological Research with iDigBio Specimen Data ESA 2015
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This wiki supports the ESA 2015 Ignite Session: Enhancing Ecological Research with iDigBio Specimen Data at Ecological Society of America 2015 Conference. , in Baltimore, Maryland, on August 12th, 2015.
Ten talks in Ignite Session highlight iDigBio, and the creation of and access to quality specimen data, with current examples of ecological research uses of natural history museum specimen data. Amber Budden from DataONE joins us to talk about data issues and tips for creating robust data.
Abstract. What’s in a 26,047,852+ record database at iDigBio for ecologists to mine? Natural history museum specimen data provides opportunities for niche modeling for climate change, tissue culture for improving genetic robustness, geographical patterns of diversification in a species complex, investigating phenological change, enhanced historical biodiversity baseline distributions knowledge, and examining speciation hypotheses. Discover data for your research, classroom, education, outreach, and citizen science initiatives. Who is using natural history collections data? How are the data being used? What are the challenges? You, as an ecologist, can be part of this nationwide initiative. Join us to find out how.
SPNHC 2015 Symposium - Specimens Full Circle - Agenda and Logistics
- Agenda (coming)
- When: Wednesday August 12th, 2015. Time: 10:00 - 11:30 am
- Enhancing Ecological Research with iDigBio Specimen Data - Calendar Announcement
- Twitter: @iDigBio @ESA2015 #collectingspecimens #digitization #datause and conveners: @idbdeb @libbyellwood
General ESA 2015 Information
- ESA 2015 Conference Website
- ESA at-a-glance meeting schedule
Collaborative Documents
- Google Doc for Ignite Session Notes
Conference and Symposium Blog Post
Blog post
Photos
- Facebook album
Symposium Presentations Day 1
Wednesday, 12 August 2015
| Time | Title | Presenter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ignite Session 10:00 - 11:30 am | |||
| 1 | 10:00 - 10:05 | Ignite Introduction: Enhancing Your Ecological Research with iDigBio Specimen Data | Deb Paul, Libby Ellwood |
| 2 | 8:50 - 9:10 | Using museum data for large-scale questions: modeling Florida plant diversity | Charlotte Germain-Aubrey (University of Florida), Julie Allen, Robert Guralnick (University of Florida), Kurt Neubig, Jose-Miguel Ponciano, Thomas Lamy, Douglas Soltis (University of Florida), Lucas Majure, Pamela Soltis (University of Florida) |
| 3 | 9:10 - 9:30 | Natural history museum collections provide information on phenological change in British butterflies since the mid-19th century | Angela Self and Stephen J. Brooks (Natural History Museum, London) |
| 4 | 9:30 - 9:50 | Accelerating Digitization of Biodiversity Research Specimens through Online Public Participation | Elizabeth R. Ellwood (Florida State University), Betty A. Dunckel (University of Florida), Paul Flemons, Robert Guralnick (Florida State University), Gil Nelson (Florida State University), Greg Newman, Sarah Newman, Deborah Paul (Florida State University), Greg Riccardi (Florida State University), Nelson Rios, Katja C. Seltmann, Austin R. (Mast Florida State University) |
| 5 | 9:50 - 10:10 | Open Discussion Session (or possible talk slot) | |
| 10:10 - 10:30 | BREAK | ||
| second morning session | |||
| 6 | 10:30 - 10:50 | The Utility of Accessioned Collections for Conseravation Management of Endangered Species | Samantha Wisely (University of Florida), Paul M. Marinari (Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute), Oliver A. Ryder (San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research) |
| 7 | 10:50-11:10 | Providing Computing Skills For The Next Generation Of Biodiversity Scientists | François Michonneau (University of Florida), Deb Paul (Florida State University) |
| 8 | 11:10-11:30 | The New and Improved Armchair Botanist | Richard Rabeler (University of Michigan) |
| 9 | 11:30-11:50 | The digital roundabout: data flow from field project to archive to new project | Ann Molineux (University of Texas) |
| 11:50-12:00 | Open Discussion Session | ||
| 12:00 - 1:30 | LUNCH | ||
| first afternoon session | |||
| 10 | 1:30-1:50 | The contribution of small collections: A case study for Fuireneae (Cyperaceae) | Heather Dame and Anna Monfils (Central Michigan University) |
| 11 | 1:50-2:10 | Using Herbarium Specimen Data: An Herbarium Informatics Study Of The Order Ranunculales Within West Virginia With Emphasis On Plants Of Key Ethnobotanical Importance | Joshua Hamrick and Emily Gillespie (Marshall University) |
| 12 | 2:10-2:30 | The scrub-lovin' grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acrididae: Melanoplus: The Puer Group) of the southeastern U.S.: integrating specimen data from then and now for maximum effect | Derek Woller and Hojun Song (Texas A & M) |
| 13 | 2:30-2:50 | Something Old, Something New, Specimens Borrowed And Published Too: Integrating New Specimens And Old Collections Into Research | Evan Anderson (Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder), Dena M. Smith (CU Museum of Natural History, University of Colorado) |
| 14 | 2:50 - 3:10 | Open Discussion Session (or talk from another potential student). | |
| 3:10 - 3:30 | BREAK | ||
| second afternoon session | |||
| 15 | 3:30-3:50 | Taxonomic concept resolution for voucher-based biodiversity information platforms | Nico Franz (Arizona State University), Bertram Ludaescher (University of California, Davis), Edward Gilbert (Arizona State University), Alan Weakley (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill) |
| 16 | 3:50-4:10 | A mobile approach. The use of mobile devices for in field and collection based digitization | Steen Dupont, et al (Natuarl History Museum, London) |
| 17 | 4:10-4:30 | Specimen label digitization using OCR/NLP tools integrated within the Symbiota processing toolkit | Ed Gilbert, et al (Arizona State University) |
| 18 | 4:30-4:50 | BioAcoustica: an open repository and analysis platform for wildlife sounds | Ed Baker (Natural History Museum, London) |
| 19 | 4:50 - 5:10 | Open Discussion Session (or possible talk slot) | |
| 5:10 - 5:30 | Open Discussion Session | ||
Symposium Presentations Day 2
Thursday, 21 May 2015
- Times to be announced.
| Time | Title | Presenter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A picture is worth a thousand words: imaging in digitisation workflows | Vladimir Blagoderov and Laurence Livermore (Natural History Museum, London) | ||
| Inselect: an innovative tool for automating digitisation of natural history collections. | Laurence Livermore (Natural History Museum, London) | ||
| Putting Our Images to Work: Using Digitized Fossil Beetles to Study a Global Climate Transition | Lindsay Walker (University of Colorado) | ||
| Integrating Imaging into Curatorial Workflows | Talia Karim (University of Colorado) | ||
| Joining up for digitisation – a pilot project between Kew and the Natural History Museum | Kew - Alan Paton, Sara Phillips, Elizabeth Woodger, et al. NHM - Sandy Knapp, Theresa Howard, Jonathan Gregson, Steve Cafferty, Jacek Wajer, Ben Atkinson | ||
| Transforming Time into Space: Collections Digitization and Educational Opportunities for the SDSM&T Museum of Geology | Sally Shelton SDSM & T | ||
| Inclusion of botany-naïve undergraduates in digitization workflows: it is possible! | Emily Gillespie (Marshall University) | ||
| Digital Collections Programme: A structured approach to mass digitisation | Ben Atkinson (Natural History Museum, London) |