Small Collections Grant
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A SMALL HERBARIUM AND ITS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE “FLORA DO BRASIL” PROJECT
Brasil
Digitally image, Conserve
Cost (USD):
2
UNOP
UNIOESTE
Objective:
1) Intensify collections and studies in the Iguaçu National Park;
2) Contribute to the “Flora do Brasil” project, with the participation of specialists and making images of their specimens and databases available for consultation for all interested publics;
3) Adapting the physical space for maintenance of the collection.
Timetable:
Monthly collections were performed through June and work on species determinations in the second half 2020. Provide real-time imaging of specimens incorporated into the collection and the new space will be finished, adjustments will be required before transferring the collection to it (Table 1).
Table 1. Activities of a small herbarium and its contributions to the Flora do Brasil project.
Jan - Mar Abr - Jun Jul - Sep Oct - Dez
Intensify the collections X X
Species determinations X X
Provide real-time imaging X X X
Adjust the new space X X
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:
1) Several groups are being studied by undergraduate and graduate students with proponent participation in the Iguaçu National Park, such as: Acanthaceae, Asteraceae, Bignoniaceae, Lamiales, Cyperaceae, Fabaceae, Melastomataceae, Moraceae, Myrtaceae, Orchidaceae, Poaceae, Rubiaceae, Salicaceae and Verbenaceae. There are about 1,000 species in the Park and these results were presented at the 70 National Congress of Botany (https://70cnbot.botanica.org.br) and intends to publish this data on the platform “O Catálogo de Plantas das Unidades de Conservação do Brasil” (https://catalogo-ucs-brasil.jbrj.gov.br/);
2) Continue participating in the “Flora do Brasil” project, with updates and publication of the Flora with the families of their specialties (https://www5.unioeste.br/portalunioeste/cascavel/centros/ ccbs/herbario-unop) and providing real-time image of the specimens incorporated into the collection (http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/herbarioVirtual). The equipment currently used to capture images are in partnership with another university, located 180 km from Cascavel and the capture of the images are planned every three months.
3) Recently with approved resources are being built rooms for the activities of the herbarium, which includes labs for identification, sample drying room and the largest of them (60m2) needs to be air-conditioned for the storage of the collection. Resources are being requested to adapt the space to where the entire collection will be transferred.
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Livia Godinho Temponi
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