說明
This dataset contains the natural history specimens of the National Museum and Art Gallery of Trinidad and Tobago. The collection is composed of 589 specimens. In 2014, the National Museum and Art Gallery of Trinidad & Tobago transferred their off-display natural history specimens to the UWIZM. As a result, these specimens are currently stored in the Zoology Room of the UWIZM.
資料紀錄
此資源出現紀錄的資料已發佈為達爾文核心集檔案（DwC-A），其以一或多組資料表構成分享生物多樣性資料的標準格式。 核心資料表包含 589 筆紀錄。
此 IPT 存放資料以提供資料儲存庫服務。資料與資源的詮釋資料可由「下載」單元下載。「版本」表格列出此資源的其它公開版本，以便利追蹤其隨時間的變更。
版本
以下的表格只顯示可公開存取資源的已發布版本。
如何引用
研究者應依照以下指示引用此資源。:
Dalrymple A, Johnson L, Rutherford M, Ramnarine J, Deacon A (2023). Natural history collection of the National Museum and Art Gallery of Trinidad and Tobago (NMAGTT). Version 1.0. Test Organization #1. Occurrence dataset. https://ipt.gbif.org/resource?r=nmagttnaturalhistorycollection&v=1.0
權利
研究者應尊重以下權利聲明。:
此資料的發布者及權利單位為 Test Organization #1。 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0) License.
GBIF 註冊
此資源已向GBIF註冊，並指定以下之GBIF UUID: 564c2ffd-2f19-4e9d-a498-7a740dbd4932。 Test Organization #1 發佈此資源，並經由GBIF Secretariat同意向GBIF註冊成為資料發佈者。
關鍵字
Occurrence; Specimen
聯絡資訊
- 元數據提供者 ●
- 出處
- 擁有者 ●
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- 元數據提供者 ●
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- 連絡人
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- 連絡人 ●
- 研究主持人
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7739-2925
地理涵蓋範圍
This collection consists of a variety of zoological specimens. It includes many from Trinidad and Tobago, as well as others from the wider Caribbean and some from the continents of North America, South America and Australia.
| 界定座標範圍 | 緯度南界 經度西界 [-47, -82], 緯度北界 經度東界 [28, 178.057] |
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分類群涵蓋範圍
All specimens belong to Kingdom: Animalia. Specimens were identified from family – species level.
| Class | Actinopterygii, Amphibia, Aves, Elasmobranchii, Mammalia, Reptilia, Bivalvia, Cephalopoda, Gastropoda |
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時間涵蓋範圍
| 起始日期 / 結束日期 | 1918-01-01 / 1992-01-01 |
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計畫資料
Trinidad and Tobago supports a rich biodiversity, largely thanks to its geographical position as a pair of Caribbean islands situated just 11 km off the coast of South America. However, as a small island developing state, it faces numerous pressures of human development on biodiversity and habitat integrity. Well-functioning natural history collections are key in documenting, monitoring and managing this biodiversity. The project team is keen to build on the progress established during a previous BID regional project, which allowed the University of the West Indies Zoology Museum (UWIZM) to publish more than 21,000 records to GBIF and train a range of stakeholders. This project will mobilize data from the remainder of the UWIZM collection (including an extensive and agriculturally important land arthropod collection containing 45,000 specimens) while forging partnerships with two other national institutions with significant collections. The combined collections of the UWIZM, the National Herbarium of Trinidad and Tobago (NH) and the National Museum and Art Gallery of Trinidad and Tobago (NMAG) hold more than 100,000 specimens. Each of the three collections will hold greater value if they are available in a consistent format from a single source. This project aims to fill data gaps by digitizing these collections. These datasets will be published on GBIF, making them easily accessible to policy-makers and other stakeholders. Training workshops will be designed to increase awareness and build national capacity, access and use of GBIF and TTBIS, with the ultimate aim expanding T&T data published to GBIF by trained stakeholders able to prepare and publish their own datasets.
| 計畫名稱 | Improving national biodiversity data accessibility in Trinidad and Tobago |
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| 辨識碼 | BID-CA2020-039-NAC |
| 經費來源 | Biodiversity Information for Development (BID) is a multi-year programme funded by the European Union and led by GBIF with the aim of enhancing capacity for effective mobilization and use of biodiversity data in research and policy in the ‘ACP’ nations of sub-Saharan Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific. More information: https://www.gbif.org/programme/82243/bid-biodiversity-information-for-development |
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取樣方法
Specimens were mainly collected by hand, and brought to the National Museum and Art Gallery of Trinidad and Tobago.
| 研究範圍 | Global |
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| 品質控管 | Specimen identifications were checked by the UWIZM. |
方法步驟描述:
- Laboratory work: Fluid specimens were either desiccated or poorly preserved so each specimen was dealt with on a case-by-case basis. Most of the specimens were thought to be preserved in formalin but there were no object records to confirm this. Those with remaining fluid were re-fixed in formalin and stepped up in alcohol. Careful consideration was given to whether desiccated specimens were worth rehydrating. Some were left as dried specimens while others were revived through a simple rehydration technique using the detergent Contrad 70. The general process for this was as follows: 1. The specimen was placed in a heat-resistant container and completely covered with rehydrating fluid. 2. The container was covered and warmed to about 30-40°C on a hot plate. 3. The specimen was occasionally agitated to release gas bubbles. 4. When the specimen appeared to be rehydrated i.e. seen by the gradual re-expansion of cytoplasm and cell membranes, it was removed from the fluid and immersed in de-ionized water. 5. The specimen was rinsed in de-ionized water to remove any excess rehydrating fluid 6. Depending on the state of the specimen at this stage, they were either re-fixed or stepped up in alcohol. Digitising work: 1. Specimens in the collection were assessed for existing data (labels in jars, details in registers, etc.) 2. Identifications were confirmed or made using a variety of literature sources (scientific papers, books, online resources) 3. Specimens were photographed and properly stored 4. The data (information and photographs) were uploaded to the UWIZM Past Perfect database
收藏資料
| 蒐藏名稱 | Natural history collection of the National Museum and Art Gallery of Trinidad and Tobago (NMAGTT) |
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| 標本保存方法 | Formalin, Dried, Alcohol |
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引用文獻
- Gallus gallus domesticus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed 7th June 2022. https://www.darwinfoundation.org/en/datazone/checklist?species=5091
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed 7th June 2022. https://www.itis.gov/
- Catalogue of Life. Accessed 7th June 2022. https://www.catalogueoflife.org/
- World Register of Marine Species. Accessed 7th June 2022. https://www.marinespecies.org/
- Mollusca Base. Accessed 7th June 2022. https://www.molluscabase.org/