Small Collections Grant
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Preservation and replenishment of Нerbarium SARBG on surveys within two administrative districts of Saratov region
Russia
Database, Conserve, Other
Cost (USD):
1997
SARBG
Education and Research Center “Botanic Garden” of Saratov State University
Objective:
The aim of the project is to identify new populations of rare and protected plant species in the Marx and Arkadak districts of Saratov region, study the status of populations, replenish the SARBG herbarium fund, recommend the preservation of rare and protected populations plant species. New populations will be established and long-standing finds of rare and protected species will be confirmed. This will allow us to recommend new territories for protection and to obtain information for the next edition of the Red Book of the Saratov region. It is planned to collect at least 800 sheets of herbar
Timetable:
January-April 2021 - preparation for expeditions, study of literary material, notes, briefs, Materials of the Red Book, etc.
April-October 2021 - organization and conduct of expeditionary research in the Marx and Arkadak districts of Saratov region. Fixing and mapping populations of rare and protected plant species. Collecting herbarium.
April - October 2021 - herbarium treatment (drying, clean labeling, definition).
October-December 2021 - herbarium treatment (cold treatment, chemical treatment, transfer to clean mounting paper (liners and shirts)), input information into the Database SARBG, inseration to the fund.
October-December 2021 - preparation and writing of notes, talking points, articles and materials at the conference of different rank based on the results of the expeditions of the field season 2021. Final report of SCG.
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:
Biological diversity has recently been disappearing at a catastrophic rate. Continuous monitoring of biodiversity, optimization of the structure of all its main levels, and the study of reserves of rare and endangered species are necessary for the systematic and purposeful organization of the exploitation, protection and renewal of natural resources. The Arkadak and Marx districts of Saratov region are the least studied from the point of view of flora, do not have any specially protected natural territory, although they are of interest from the point of view of botany. The greatest botanical interest is the wide floodplain valley of Hopra - a zone of marshes, stares and lakes (Arkadak district) and the Tract of Three Mara and valleys of small rivers of the Volga Basin (Marx district). According to reports, SARBG have very few fees from these areas of the region, expeditions will allow to replenish the fund with fees not only rare and protected species, but also species-introductions, as well as background species.
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survey within 2 administrative areas and search for rare and protected plant species
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Lyudmila Alexandrovna Serova
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