Research Spotlight

The goals of the monthly iDigBio Research Spotlight are to highlight:

1) the use of iDigBio data in research projects,
2) the importance of vouchered specimen collections and their data for research,
3) different ways that collections data can be used in research projects, and/or
4) positive outcomes, such as policy changes or conservation actions, as a result of research using vouchered specimen data.

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Research Spotlight: Using Citizen Science Data for Conservation

Elizabeth White is a fourth-year PhD candidate at the University of Florida where she works with research-grade data from iNaturalist, a popular citizen science platform, in combination with herbarium data from iDigBio (Integrated Digitized Biocollections) and GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility). By connecting citizen science data, ecological models, and land management strategies, her work aims to create a more holistic understanding of endemic species conservation.

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E&O Spotlight: Meet Dr. Kellum Tate-Jones, founder of Refugium LLC

Through ecosystem-based models and storytelling, Dr. Tate-Jones aims to facilitate authentic human connection that promotes inclusivity and equity within the scientific community. She earned her doctorate in Earth Sciences from the University of Oregon, where she studied vertebrate paleontology with a focus on the evolution of seal sea lions and walruses. During this time, however, she came to realize that much of the way the field functioned seemed to be determined by systems of oppression rather than the science itself.

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Research Spotlight: July 2021

 

Assessment of the pinned specimen digitization progress of the University of Alaska Museum Insect Collection

Ashley L. Smith, Derek S. Sikes, Taylor L. Kane, Adam Haberski, Jayce B. Williamson, Renee K. Nowicki, Michael J. Apperson

University of Alaska Museum, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska, USA

This article was originally published in the Alaska Entomological Society Newsletter AKES_newsletter_2021_n1_a01.pdf (akentsoc.org)

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Research Spotlight: February 2019 (Mollusks)

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Research Spotlight: July 2018

Digital Coyote; an online archive of skulls

Contributed by: Osrica Mclean and Declan McCabe

How can you provide an authentic opportunity for undergraduate students to study geographical variation without hauling them to major metropolitan museums and arranging access to valuable specimens?  This question started a slightly obsessive odyssey that began with a single coyote skull and now stands at 125 skulls….and counting.

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