University of British Columbia Herbarium (UBC) - Lichen Collection

Olivia Lee1, Beryl Zhuang1, Jeannette Whitton1, Trevor Goward2, Curtis Björk2

1 University of British Columbia Herbarium, 3529-6270 University Boulevard, V6T 1Z4, Vancouver, Canada; 2 University of British Columbia Herbarium, 

Corresponding author(s): Olivia Lee (UBC.Herbarium@ubc.ca), Beryl Zhuang (bzhuang@mail.ubc.ca)

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Resource Citation

University of British Columbia Lichen Collection (UBC). http://dx.doi.org/10.5886/8hh3tyfd. (consulted on [date]) doi:10.5886/8hh3tyfd

Abstract

With 40,000 lichen specimens catalogued to date, the UBC Herbarium houses one of the largest lichen collections in western North America.
We have a very solid macrolichen collection, with a strong focus on cyanolichens, especially the genus Peltigera. For this genus, at least, this is certainly the largest collection in North America. The collection is also strong in Calicioids as well as in other microlichen groups characteristic of oldgrowth forests. Taken as a whole, the collection is very strong on epiphytic lichens, and rather strong on terricolous lichens, especially macrolichens.

Keywords: Occurrence, UBC, University of British Columbia Herbarium, Beaty Biodiversity Museum, Canadensys, Canada, British Columbia, collection, herbarium, specimens, lichen, Specimen

Data published through GBIF: http://data.canadensys.net/ipt/resource?r=ubc-lichen

Taxonomic coverage

General taxonomic coverage description: We have a very solid macrolichen collection, with a strong focus on cyanolichens, especially the genus Peltigera. For this genus, at least, this is certainly the largest collection in North America. The collection is also strong in Calicioids as well as in other microlichen groups characteristic of oldgrowth forests. Taken as a whole, the collection is very strong on epiphytic lichens, and rather strong on terricolous lichens, especially macrolichens.
Taxonomic ranks
Kingdom: Lichen
Common names: Lichen

Spatial coverage

General spatial coverage: We have a very solid macrolichen collection, with a strong focus on cyanolichens, especially the genus Peltigera. For this genus, at least, this is certainly the largest collection in North America. The collection is also strong in Calicioids as well as in other microlichen groups characteristic of oldgrowth forests. Taken as a whole, the collection is very strong on epiphytic lichens, and rather strong on terricolous lichens, especially macrolichens.
Coordinates: 90°0'0''S and 90°0'0''N Latitude; 180°0'0''W and 180°0'0''E Longitude 

Natural collections description

Parent collection identifier: UBC
Collection name: University of British Columbia Herbarium (UBC) - Lichen Collection
Collection identifier: UBC
Formation period: early 1900s-present
Specimen preservation method: Mounted

Methods

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Datasets

Dataset description
Object name: Darwin Core Archive University of British Columbia Herbarium (UBC) - Lichen Collection
Character encoding: UTF-8
Format name: Darwin Core Archive format
Format version: 1.0
Distribution: http://data.canadensys.net/ipt/archive.do?r=ubc-lichen
Publication date of data: 2017-09-01
Language: English
Licences of use: Public Domain (CC0 1.0)

External datasets

Dataset description
Object name: UBC Herbarium Databases
Character encoding: UTF-8
Format name: HTML
Distribution: http://www.biodiversity.ubc.ca/museum/herbarium/database.html

Dataset description
Object name: Canadensys explorer
Character encoding: UTF-8
Format name: HTML
Distribution: http://data.canadensys.net/explorer/en/resources/ubc-lichen

Dataset description
Object name: GBIF data portal
Character encoding: UTF-8
Format name: HTML
Distribution: http://www.gbif.org/dataset/628abbe5-dc8d-41e9-a0c7-f05efe282649

Metadata language: English
Date of metadata creation: 2014-08-18
Hierarchy level: Dataset