The history and impact of digitization and digital data mobilization on biodiversity research
G Nelson, S Ellis - … Transactions of the Royal Society B, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The first two decades of the twenty-first century have seen a rapid rise in the mobilization of
digital biodiversity data. This has thrust natural history museums into the forefront of …
digital biodiversity data. This has thrust natural history museums into the forefront of …
Preserve a voucher specimen! The critical need for integrating natural history collections in infectious disease studies
Despite being nearly 10 months into the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic,
the definitive animal host for SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus …
the definitive animal host for SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus …
The extended specimen network: A strategy to enhance US biodiversity collections, promote research and education
J Lendemer, B Thiers, AK Monfils, J Zaspel… - …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
For more than two centuries, biodiversity collections have served as the foundation for
scientific investigation of and education about life on Earth (Melber and Abraham 2002 …
scientific investigation of and education about life on Earth (Melber and Abraham 2002 …
Herbaria as big data sources of plant traits
JM Heberling - International Journal of Plant Sciences, 2022 - journals.uchicago.edu
Herbarium specimens have long been a cornerstone of taxonomic research but are only
recently being recognized for their potential as a source of spatially and temporally …
recently being recognized for their potential as a source of spatially and temporally …
The changing uses of herbarium data in an era of global change: an overview using automated content analysis
Widespread specimen digitization has greatly enhanced the use of herbarium data in
scientific research. Publications using herbarium data have increased exponentially over the …
scientific research. Publications using herbarium data have increased exponentially over the …
The next generation of natural history collections
DE Schindel, JA Cook - PLoS Biology, 2018 - journals.plos.org
The last 50 years have witnessed rapid changes in the ways that natural history specimens
are collected, preserved, analyzed, and documented. Those changes have produced …
are collected, preserved, analyzed, and documented. Those changes have produced …
Digital extended specimens: Enabling an extensible network of biodiversity data records as integrated digital objects on the internet
The early twenty-first century has witnessed massive expansions in availability and
accessibility of digital data in virtually all domains of the biodiversity sciences. Led by an …
accessibility of digital data in virtually all domains of the biodiversity sciences. Led by an …
Leveraging natural history biorepositories as a global, decentralized, pathogen surveillance network
The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic reveals a
major gap in global biosecurity infrastructure: a lack of publicly available biological samples …
major gap in global biosecurity infrastructure: a lack of publicly available biological samples …
Sequence capture phylogenomics of historical ethanol‐preserved museum specimens: Unlocking the rest of the vault
S Derkarabetian, LR Benavides… - Molecular ecology …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Natural history collections play a crucial role in biodiversity research, and museum
specimens are increasingly being incorporated into modern genetics‐based studies …
specimens are increasingly being incorporated into modern genetics‐based studies …
Photographs as an essential biodiversity resource: drivers of gaps in the vascular plant photographic record
The photographic record is increasingly becoming an important biodiversity resource for
primary research and conservation monitoring. However, globally, there are important gaps …
primary research and conservation monitoring. However, globally, there are important gaps …