Reorganization and computerization of the non-type systematic mollusk collection of the Paleontological Research Institution

古生物研究所非类型系统软体动物馆藏整理与计算机化

• 批准号: 0847118
• 负责人: Gregory Dietl
• 金额: $ 49.71万
• 依托单位: Paleontological Research Institute
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-09-15 至 2011-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0847118&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Reorganization; computerization; non; type; systematic

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).The collection of the Paleontological Research Institution (PRI) includes two to three million specimens and is among the ten largest and most scientifically important fossil collections in the United States. However, the backbone of the collection, its non-type systematic mollusk collection (estimated at about 1.5 million specimens), is not yet fully at a minimally acceptable condition for a resource of its importance and value. Between 25 and 30% of the systematic mollusk holdings remain in unfavorable storage conditions that are potentially hazardous for the specimens. This proposal seeks support for the reorganization, curation, and beginning computerization of PRI's non-type systematic mollusk collection, which will facilitate its long-term use by the scientific community. Results will be made available on PRI's website at www.pricollectionsdatabase.org. This reorganization is also highly likely to have significant impact in the short term on a currently active research area in paleontology and conservation paleobiology which applies geo-historical data to present-day problems related to human-induced environmental change. PRI is a national leader in Earth science educational programming, and specimens from the mollusk collection will be used to inform and support various educational outreach programs. In particular, the activity described in this proposal will support the establishment of a teacher professional development program to support secondary school science teachers in using hands-on, inquiry-based teaching. The key concept will be that research collections are critical to testing hypotheses about biological evolution and the history of Earth systems.

该奖项是根据2009年的《美国复苏与再投资法》（公法111-5）资助的。古生物学研究机构（PRI）的收集包括两到三百万个标本，是十大最大，最科学重要的化石收藏品之一美国。但是，该系列的骨干，其非型系统的软体动物集合（估计约为150万个标本），对于其重要性和价值的资源，尚未完全可接受的条件。在不利的存储条件下，有25％至30％的系统软体动物持有量可能对标本造成危害。该建议寻求支持PRI的非型系统软体动物收藏的重组，策划和开始计算机化，这将促进科学界的长期使用。结果将在PRI网站www.pricollectionsdatabase.org上提供。这种重组也很可能在短期内对古生物学和保护生物学的当前活跃研究领域产生重大影响，该研究领域将地理历史数据应用于与人类诱发的环境变化有关的当今问题。 PRI是地球科学教育计划的国家领导者，Mollusk Collection的标本将用于告知和支持各种教育外展计划。特别是，本提案中描述的活动将支持建立一项教师专业发展计划，以支持中学科学教师使用基于询问的教学。关键概念是研究收集对于测试有关生物进化和地球系统历史的假设至关重要。