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University of British Columbia Herbarium (UBC) - Algae Collection

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Description

This dataset includes all digitized algae in the UBC collection, encompassing approximately 80% of the collection. During the course of Robert Scagel’s academic career (1952-1986) and assisted by graduate students and postdoctoral fellows carrying out research on benthic marine algae, Scagel oversaw the expansion of the Phycological Herbarium to its present size of over 67,000 specimens. During this period, with support from U.B.C., the National Research Council of Canada (NSERC), the Defence Research Board of Canada, the Fisheries Research Board of Canada, the Provincial Fisheries Department, the B.C. Research Council and the National Science Foundation (U.S.), collecting activities were carried out all along the Pacific Coast from central California to Alaska, including the Aleutian Islands as far west as Attu Island. Collections from these surveys were deposited in the Phycological Collection at U.B.C. The Alaska representation in the Phycological Collection has been significantly augmented since 1986 by donations from Sandra Lindstrom.

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University of British Columbia Herbarium (UBC). http://dx.doi.org/10.5886/ujwtvvs2. (consulted on [date])

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GBIF Registration

This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: 90302970-1bc6-4865-be76-9aef1dd707f9.  University of British Columbia publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by Canada Biodiversity Information Facility.

Keywords

UBC; University of British Columbia Herbarium; Beaty Biodiversity Museum; Canadensys; Canada; British Columbia; collection; herbarium; specimens; algae; Occurrence; Specimen; Occurrence

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Contacts

Linda PJ Lipsen
  • Custodian Steward
  • Originator
  • Point Of Contact
Collections Curator, Vascular Plants & Algae
University of British Columbia Herbarium
2212 Main Mall
V6T 1Z4 Vancouver
British Columbia
CA
(604) 822-9740
Mark Pitblado
  • Metadata Provider
Collections Curator, Biodiversity Informatics
Beaty Biodiversity Museum
2212 Main Mall
V6T 1Z4 Vancouver
British Columbia
CA
Jeannette Whitton
  • Principal Investigator
Director
University of British Columbia Herbarium
3529-6270 University Boulevard
V6T 1Z4 Vancouver
British Columbia
CA
Michael Hawkes
  • Principal Investigator
Curator, Algae
University of British Columbia Herbarium
3529-6270 University Boulevard
V6T 1Z4 Vancouver
British Columbia
CA
Sandra Lindstrom
  • Principal Investigator
Curator, Algae
University of British Columbia Herbarium
3529-6270 University Boulevard
V6T 1Z4 Vancouver
British Columbia
CA
Patrick Martone
  • Principal Investigator
Curator, Coralline Algae
University of British Columbia Herbarium
3529-6270 University Boulevard
V6T 1Z4 Vancouver
British Columbia
CA

Geographic Coverage

The strength of the U.B.C. Phycological Collection is primarily in the northeast Pacific, where its holdings represent the most comprehensive of any Herbarium. In addition, smaller collections made UBC Botanists in Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii, Mauritius, East Africa and Japan and frequent exchanges with other institutions have expanded the geographic breadth of the Collection.

Bounding Coordinates South West [-90, -180], North East [90, 180]

Taxonomic Coverage

The algal collection is composed of mainly macroscopic algae, with significant representation of seaweeds of the Northeast Pacific Ocean. The collection also includes packages of organisms such as diatoms, dinoflagellates, and water moulds. Some blue-green algae are also represented.

Phylum Chlorophyta, Cyanobacteria, Euglenozoa, Myzozoa, Ochrophyta, Oomycota, Rhodophyta

Temporal Coverage

Formation Period mid 1800s-present

Collection Data

Collection Name University of British Columbia Herbarium (UBC) - Algae Collection
Collection Identifier UBC
Parent Collection Identifier UBC
Specimen preservation methods Mounted

Additional Metadata

Alternative Identifiers 90302970-1bc6-4865-be76-9aef1dd707f9
https://data.canadensys.net/ipt/resource?r=ubc-algae-specimens