how are changes in distribution patterns of lichens and bryophytes over time correlated with...
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How are changes in distribution patterns of lichens and bryophytes over time correlated with man-made environmental changes?
How accurately can we predict where specific species can be found using existing herbarium data?
16 digitization centers (collaborators)
> 60 non-governmental US herbaria (95%)
~ 2.3 million specimens (90%)▪ 900,000 lichens▪ 1.4 million bryophytes
Mobilizing existing digital records
The focus of the project is specimens from Mexico, the U.S. and Canada
Volunteers will edit and complete label data transcription
Volunteer training program Local workshops, field courses, seminars, training Online training, Q/A, seminars, presentations
National Portals (Symbiota)
http://symbiota.org/nalichens/ http://symbiota.org/bryophytes/
Search across collections Map distributions Create checklists, descriptions and keys
Project Websitehttp://lbcc.limnology.wisc.edu/
Unlocking a Biodiversity Resource for Understanding Biotic Interactions, Nutrient Cycling and Human Affairs
Is fungal biodiversity significantly underestimated?
To what extent does the distribution of macrofungi affect the distribution of other organisms with which they form associations?
Will phenological patterns of macrofungal sporocarp production will be altered with climate change?
Can we use herbarium records to track fungal species of interest or concern for ecosystems and human welfare (e.g., invasive, pathogenic species?
Data to be digitized:•700,000 specimen records (combined with 600,000 previously digitized specimens for a total of 1.3 million)
•70,000 specimen images
•144,260 photographs of living fungi (represented in specimen collections)
•26,092 fieldbook pages
•355,220 field notes, spore prints
Participating Institutions:Create preliminary recordsImage
Specimen labels Selected specimens Photographs and drawings Field notes, field books
Create field book records
Record Creation Center (NYBG)Provides training and supportCompletes records
Volunteers:Complete, edit and augment data
Citizen mycologists conduct public outreach about fungi--forays, fungus fairs, lectures, poison control
--document local mycota through publications, websitesand herbaria
For the MaCC project, mycologists will:--serve on project advisory board--help design and use crowdsourcing application--use Portal functions to document, share work
Two workshops for high school Biology teachers
Involve university-level student workforce in social media projects relating to the project, and fund their participation in scientific meetings