CSBR: Emergency Rescue of the Orphaned Fish Collection of the University of Puerto Rico and Capacity Expansion of the Ichthyology Collection at the Sam Noble Museum

CSBR：波多黎各大学孤儿鱼类收藏的紧急救援和萨姆·诺布尔博物馆鱼类学收藏的容量扩展

• 批准号: 2131464
• 负责人: Dahiana Arcila
• 金额: $ 60.23万
• 依托单位: University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-01-15 至 2023-11-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2131464&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: CSBR; Emergency; Rescue; Orphaned; Fish

Biological collections are a primary source of information to understand Earth’s biodiversity. They not only document existing diversity, but also provide the baseline to track changes across time and geography, as well as extinctions at local and global scales. This project aims to rescue the orphaned Fish Collection of the Department of Marine Sciences at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez (UPR-M), improve access to specimens and associated information, and expand the shelving capacity of the Ichthyology Collection at the Sam Noble Museum (SNOMNH). Integration and accessibility of the two fish collections have the potential to be used across multiple scientific disciplines, including ecology, conservation biology, taxonomy, phylogenetics, fisheries management, anatomy, and physiology. The proposed activities for this proposal are organized around three primary goals—rescue, integration, and long-term preservation—each associated with specific timelines to achieve the overarching proposal goals. The team combines expertise of graduate and undergraduate students, and volunteers with museum experience at different levels in Oklahoma and Puerto Rico to provide a rich context for workshops, and for the development of an integrative training program for the next generation of scientists. Natural history collections play a fundamental role as repositories of biodiversity and provide verifiable and permanent records of wildlife and past environmental conditions. This project will rescue and safeguard the UPR-M Ichthyology Collection, one the largest biorepositories of marine fish biodiversity in the Caribbean, encompassing historical data from 13,000 specimens, comprising 805 species, 392 genera, and 123 families in imminent danger to become lost. Integration of the UPR-M Ichthyology collection into the SNOMNH will greatly increase its accessibility to scientists and other users through improved physical access, specimen loans, digitization of the collection, and sharing of data via the museum website, and other network portals. This project will enhance the infrastructure of the SNOMNH Ichthyology Collection and increase its scientific value and accessibility for scientists, educators, and the general public. The SNOMNH Ichthyology Collection is an important scientific resource and biological legacy for the lower Great Plains representing about 20% of the total fish diversity of the United States. It hosts diverse assemblages of mostly freshwater fishes (although its scope has recently expanded to include marine fish species as well), and endemic regional fish fauna from streams and reservoirs in Oklahoma. This project will provide multiple opportunities for integrating research into learning and education activities. Students at UPR-M and OU will participate in the collections-based activities as part of their academic and practical experiences and summer workshops at Puerto Rico.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

生物收藏是了解地球生物多样性的主要信息来源，它们不仅记录了现有的多样性，还提供了跟踪时间和地理变化以及当地和全球范围内的灭绝的基线。马亚圭斯波多黎各大学海洋科学系 (UPR-M) 鱼类收藏，改善标本和相关信息的获取，并扩大萨姆·诺布尔博物馆鱼类学收藏的货架容量(SNOMNH). 两个鱼类收藏的整合和可及性有可能用于多个科学学科，包括生态学、保护生物学、分类学、系统发育学、渔业管理、解剖学和生理学。三个主要目标——救援、融合和长期保存——每个目标都与实现总体提案目标的具体时间表相关。该团队结合了研究生和本科生的专业知识，以及在俄克拉荷马州和波多黎各拥有不同级别博物馆经验的志愿者的专业知识。为研讨会提供丰富的背景，并为下一代科学家制定综合培训计划。自然历史收藏作为生物多样性的储存库发挥着重要作用，并提供野生动物和过去环境条件的可验证和永久记录。将拯救和保护 UPR-M 鱼类学收藏，这是加勒比地区最大的海洋鱼类生物多样性生物储存库之一，包含 13,000 个标本的历史数据，包括 805 个物种、392 个属、和 123 个面临迫在眉睫的迷失危险的家庭将 UPR-M 鱼类学收藏纳入 SNOMNH，将通过改善物理访问、标本借阅、收藏数字化以及通过网络共享数据，极大地提高科学家和其他用户的可及性。该项目将增强 SNOMNH 鱼类学收藏的基础设施，并提高其科学价值和对科学家、教育工作者和公众的可及性。为大平原下游地区提供重要的科学资源和生物遗产，约占美国鱼类总多样性的 20%，这里栖息着多种鱼类，主要是淡水鱼类（尽管其范围最近已扩大到包括海洋鱼类），并且该项目将为 UPR-M 和 OU 的学生提供将研究融入学习和教育活动的多种机会，作为他们学术和实践经验的一部分。夏季研讨会在波多黎各。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。