The value of museums in the production, sharing, and use of entomological data to document hyperdiversity of the changing North

Arctic Science

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Derek S. Sikes¹  Matthew Bowser²  Kathryn Daly¹  Toke T. Høye³  Sarah Meierotto¹  Logan Mullen¹  Jozef Slowik¹  Jill Stockbridge¹ 

[1] University of Alaska Museum, University of Alaska Fairbanks;Kenai National Wildlife Refuge;Arctic Research Center, Aarhus University;Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University

关键词: Arctic;    biodiversity;    Arthropoda;    monitoring;    inventory;    taxonomic bottleneck.;   

DOI  :  10.1139/as-2016-0038

学科分类：地球科学(综合)

来源: NRC Research Press

【 摘 要 】

If the current rate of climate change continues, the composition, distribution, and relative population sizes of species in the higher latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere are likely to change considerably. Understanding the magnitude of this change requires a well- documented baseline against which to compare. Although specimen-less observations can help augment such a baseline for the minority of organisms that can be confidently identified in the field or from photographs, the vast majority of species are small-bodied invertebrates, primarily arthropods, that can only be identified from preserved specimens and (or) their tissues. Museum staff archive specimens and make them and their data available for research. This paper describes a number of challenges to the goal of thorough documentation of high-latitude arthropod biodiversity and their potential solutions. Examples are provided from ongoing and recently completed research that demonstrates the value of museum specimens and the sharing of their data via global portals like GBIF.org.

【 授权许可】

CC BY