Small Collections Grant
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Database and online publication at Universidade Federal de Roraima Herbarium (UFRR), Amazon, Brazil.
Brazil
Database, Digitally image
Cost (USD):
2000
UFRR
Federal University of Roraima
Objective:
The UFRR Herbarium, comprises a collection of ca. 10000 specimens from Brazilian Amazon, especially from Roraima state. The Roraima is one of the wealthiest floristic diversity in the Rainforest Amazon, representing a phytogeographic point between Amazon and extra-Amazon elements. Despite that, it is a botanically under-sampled area endowed with lower research infrastructure, at the same time, the agricultural frontier advances in the area. Thus, the main objective of preserving specimens and enhance the accessibility of the collection to the community becomes demanding.
Timetable:
1) We estimate one month for training three interns;
2) Eight months to transfer database of all specimens using JABOT and provide online divulgation;
3) Eight months to digitize the collection using JABOT and provide the records online. We expect to digitize 240 specimens/week;
The digitalization and availability of collection the UFRR Herbarium in JABOT generated through this project will facilitate the identification of unknown/unidentified species. In addition, students will be trained in taxonomy and systematics of phanerogams, as well as in collection techniques and curation.
Scoring Rubric
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Collection Improvement (max. 120 points)
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Facilitating access to the physical collections by digitization (e.g., data entry, setting up database structure with an outline of the platform to be used, purchasing equipment, and imaging specimens) – up to 30 points.
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Enhancing physical collections by improving the conservation status of specimens in the herbarium (e.g., better folders, protecting covers, mounting paper, labeling, etc.) – up to 30 points.
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Curating specimens (e.g., updating families, species identification, identifying types) – up to 20 points.
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Increasing our understanding of the flora or funga by making new herbarium specimens available, such as processing of backlog or collecting and mounting of new specimens from understudied sites – up to 20 points.
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Securing collections by distribution of duplicates (or orphan collections) to other regional or international herbaria or shipping endangered collections to another herbarium – up to 20 points.
This proposal scores:
/120
Methods & Funding (max. 40 points)
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Match between the proposed budget and methods for the aims described – up to 10 points.
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Perceived need, the extent to which the project will benefit from IAPT funding: e.g., due to active floristic work or contribution to poorly collected sites, due to threatened conditions of collections, and for the degree of involvement of others (outreach and education). We give more points for herbaria in low- and middle-income countries – up to 20 points.
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Sharing duplicate specimens with other herbaria – up to 10 points.
This proposal scores:
/40
Broader Impacts (max. 40 points)
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Degree of regional importance of the collection or the taxonomic importance of the targeted collection – up to 10 points.
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The project will yield durable benefits (specimens, digitized metadata, databases, websites) – up to 15 points.
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The project involves outreach/mentoring and broad dissemination – up to 15 points.
This proposal scores:
/40
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Plan:
The UFRR Herbarium holds vascular and avascular specimens, including fungi, from Roraima state, Amazon, Brazil. The University provides the basic material for specimens processing and shipping although does not provide technical staff. We are working with two priorities:
1) digitize the current collection and make it available online;
2) process, digitize and incorporate specimens in the collection.
Currently, we are currently conducting this step through volunteering work. However, we hope to compensate the students if the proposal is granted and increase the number of students working on it. The grant will be converted to three undergrad scholarships with nine months duration each, to:
1) Transfer database of all specimens using JABOT
2) Digitize the collection using the free access software for database management JABOT v.3 and publish it in an online platform (http://jabot.jbrj.gov.br/v3/consulta.php);
3) Improve exsiccates conservation;
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"Other" target:
Amélia Tuler
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