Ponciroli, G., K. Tindall, K.L. Gross
Presented at the All Scientist Meeting (1999-07-20 to 1999-07-21 )
Last year, the LTER project obtained a supplemental grant for improving the biological collections stored at the W. K. Kellogg Biological Station (KBS). The KBS Herbarium was the logical starting place for improvements in both the content and accessibility of the collection.Last year, the LTER project obtained a supplemental grant for improving the biological collections stored at the W. K. Kellogg Biological Station (KBS). The KBS Herbarium was the logical starting place for improvements in both the content and accessibility of the collection.Much of the herbarium data was already in electronic format, allowing for timely development of a database and web site. The new herbarium database is searchable and will allow future additions to be correctly cataloged into the collection. Under the guidance of Dr. Kay Gross, we have transferred information from the KBS Herbarium database to a web-based format accessible from the Internet.Much of the herbarium data was already in electronic format, allowing for timely development of a database and web site. The new herbarium database is searchable and will allow future additions to be correctly cataloged into the collection. Under the guidance of Dr. Kay Gross, we have transferred information from the KBS Herbarium database to a web-based format accessible from the Internet.
The herbarium web site consists of two main parts: the collections database and an image gallery. These two components are linked to increase the user’s experience. Both the database and the image gallery are searchable by botanical family, keyword or plant species. The database currently contains data for 6700 herbarium specimens describing over 2300 species. The image gallery contains more than 270 images showing 92 species and is being updated continually. The herbarium web page is linked to the KBS LTER web page and is at: http://lter.kbs.msu.edu/herbarium/.The herbarium web site consists of two main parts: the collections database and an image gallery. These two components are linked to increase the user’s experience. Both the database and the image gallery are searchable by botanical family, keyword or plant species. The database currently contains data for 6700 herbarium specimens describing over 2300 species. The image gallery contains more than 270 images showing 92 species and is being updated continually. The herbarium web page is linked to the KBS LTER web page on the : Datatables page.
The BioCollections project has recently obtained further funding to enlarge the scope of the work. The next step will be to create a KBS insect collection and place the information and images about this collection on the Internet. We will also continue the development of the KBS Herbarium and will expand it to include collections and images of plant species from unmanaged areas. Personnel for this project are Barb Fox, Karen Tindall, Melissa McCormick and Garrett Ponciroli.The BioCollections project has recently obtained further funding to enlarge the scope of the work. The next step will be to create a KBS insect collection and place the information and images about this collection on the Internet. We will also continue the development of the KBS Herbarium and will expand it to include collections and images of plant species from unmanaged areas. Personnel for this project are Barb Fox, Karen Tindall, Melissa McCormick and Garrett Ponciroli.
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