Small Collections Grant
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Higher plants and cryptogrammic species collection at the University premises of Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka
Database, Digitally image, Conserve, Other
Cost (USD):
2000
SUSL
Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka
Objective:
1. To increase the number of herbarium specimens at the newly established herbarium (SUSL).
2. To digitize and preparation of checklist for the collected specimens.
Timetable:
1.Purchasing of required items- From January to March 2022
2. Field sampling- From January to June 2022
3. Sample identification-From February to August 2022
4. Sample preparation and report writing-From September to December 2022
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:
-Aerial maps representing exact boundaries of the university premises (UP) will be marked.
-Quadrats (100 × 50m2) will be marked in order to represent the whole area of the university premises (100 ha).
-Sample (branches with leaves and reproductive organs) should be collected from woody and non-woody higher plants as well as from all the available cryptogrammic species.
-Collected samples will be pressed and be dried using standard methods.
-Dried samples will be identified using available literature and using reference specimens at the National Herbarium (PDA).
-Herbarium sheets will be prepared for selected specimens.
-Using the data base and the collected specimens, digital data base including images, family description, GPS location map will be prepared for further references.
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Increase the number of specimens
"Other" target:
Udeni Jayalal
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