Revitalization of the Utah Museum of Natural History Collection of Recent Mammals

犹他州自然历史博物馆近代哺乳动物收藏的复兴

• 批准号: 8912415
• 负责人: Eric Rickart
• 金额: $ 6.97万
• 依托单位: University of Utah
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1991
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1991-01-15 至 1993-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=8912415&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Revitalization; Utah; Museum; Natural; History

The Mammal Collection of the University of Utah's Museum of Natural History comprises 28,000 specimens, most of which represent the fauna of the western U.S. After a period of very low research activity, Dr. Eric Rickart, Curator in charge of the collection, has instituted an aggressive program of research and curatorial improvement in the collection. A computer catalog has been prepared, physical facilities have been renovated, and an inventory and reorganization of the collection will be initiated. Curatorial improvements to this collection will have significant impact on zoological research and education in Utah. Natural history collections such as this are irreplaceable libraries of data concerning life on earth, and they form the foundation for research on systematics, evolution, ecology, and other facets of biology. This collection provides an excellent record of an important vertebrate fauna, against which future changes will be measured. Future generations of research will depend on its continued care and growth.

犹他大学自然历史博物馆的哺乳动物收藏包括 28,000 个标本，其中大部分代表了美国西部的动物群。经过一段时期的研究活动非常低迷后，负责收藏的馆长埃里克·里卡特 (Eric Rickart) 博士建立了一个积极的研究计划和馆藏改进计划。 计算机目录已经编制完毕，实体设施已经翻新，并将开始对藏品进行清点和重组。 该藏品的策展改进将对犹他州的动物学研究和教育产生重大影响。 诸如此类的自然历史馆藏是有关地球生命的不可替代的数据图书馆，它们构成了系统学、进化论、生态学和生物学其他方面研究的基础。 该收藏提供了重要脊椎动物区系的出色记录，可以用来衡量未来的变化。 未来几代的研究将取决于它的持续关注和发展。