Small Collections Grant
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Increase of the Mexican monocots collections of Herbario Metropolitano (UAMIZ)
Mexico
Other
Cost (USD):
2000
UAMIZ
Metropolitan Autonomous University
Objective:
Make collection trips during the months of March-July to various states of the country, particularly in regions with the presence of rare or endemic species and specifically also to unexplored regions with conserved vegetation .
Contribute to the increase of collections of Herbario Metropolitano “Dr. Ramón Riba and Nava Esparza (UAMIZ)”, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Iztapalapa, Ciudad de México, México.
Contribute to the taxonomic-floristic knowledge of Mexico.
Timetable:
Activity/Month 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Collections trips X X X X X
Identification and processing
of herbarium specimens X X X X X
Preparation and delivery of final
report and database of material
collected and processed X X
Scoring Rubric
Reviewer's name:
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:
1) Collection trips will be made during the months March-July, to selected localities of the states of Mexico, Guerrero, Oaxaca, and Puebla
2) Photographic files of all the plants collected will be obtained to complete the herbarium specimens.
3) Floral cards will be made in the field/laboratory for its later inclusion on herbarium specimens.
4) All collected material will be identified and processed, including it in a database, before its incorporation to the Herbarium collection.
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Collections trips
"Other" target:
Ana Rosa López Ferrari
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