2024 Digital Data: Discussion Session - Day 1, Trait data from herbarium specimens: What is needed? скачать в хорошем качестве

2024 Digital Data: Discussion Session - Day 1, Trait data from herbarium specimens: What is needed?

Herbarium specimens have long been at the heart of plant taxonomy and systematics but are increasingly appreciated as immense sources of trait data across space, time, and phylogeny. This discussion session will open with a summary on the past and current state of herbarium-based functional trait research, outlining past successes, potential limitations, and future promise. The discussion will focus on guiding question such as: What is needed to advance herbaria as centers for plant functional trait research? How should extracted trait data be archived to allow effective re-use? What new approaches might enable new trait-based discoveries in the many millions of existing specimens? How can we anticipate future needs by re-thinking our methods during new field collecting? Though focused on plant collections, the discussion extends well beyond herbaria to other biological collections, and a wide diversity of perspectives are encouraged. Speakers: Rob Guralnick, Vertnet | University of Florida | University of Colorado Museum of Natural History Mason Heberling, Associate Curator of Botany, Carnegie Museum of Natural History Will Weaver, University of Michigan