Occurrence

The Dr. Laurie L. Consaul Herbarium

Latest version published by University of Western Ontario on 22 July 2020 University of Western Ontario

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Description

Specimen data from the UWO (Dr. Laurie L. Consaul) Herbarium in Southern Ontario, Canada.

Data Records

The data in this occurrence resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 1,671 records.

This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.

Versions

The table below shows only published versions of the resource that are publicly accessible.

How to cite

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

Weerasuriya N (2020): The Dr. Laurie L. Consaul Herbarium. v1.1. University of Western Ontario. Dataset/Occurrence. https://doi.org/10.5886/pqffyi

Rights

Researchers should respect the following rights statement:

The publisher and rights holder of this work is University of Western Ontario. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0) License.

GBIF Registration

This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: 22eb589c-f5f2-48f0-9fc4-6dd2ff76f51d.  University of Western Ontario publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by Canada Biodiversity Information Facility.

Keywords

Occurrence; Specimen

Contacts

Nimalka Weerasuriya
  • Metadata Provider
  • Originator
  • Point Of Contact
Assistant to the Curator
Dr. Laurie L. Consaul Herbarium (UWO)
1151 Richmond St, BGS room 0121
N6A3K7 London
Ontario
CA
(519) 661-2111 x 86506
Dr. R. Greg Thorn
  • Point Of Contact
Curator
Dr. Laruei L. Consaul Herbarium (UWO)
1151 Richmond St, BGS room 0121
N6A3K7 London
Ontario
CA
(519) 661-2111 x 88647

Geographic Coverage

Data from the UWO Herbarium

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

Temporal Coverage

Formation Period 1847-current

Project Data

Ongoing effort to scan and database UWO Herbarium's vascular plant collection.

Title UWO Herbarium
Identifier UWO Vascular Plant Database
Funding By donations
Study Area Description Primarily Southern Ontario, sparsely Canadian specimens, as well as some international records

The personnel involved in the project:

Nimalka Weerasuriya
  • Point Of Contact

Sampling Methods

Physical specimen is sampled, pressed, and mounted

Study Extent Primarily local (southern Ontario)

Method step description:

  1. Sample collection, drying and pressing, mounting, and databasing after identification.

Collection Data

Collection Name Carex (Cyperaceae)
Specimen preservation methods Mounted

Additional Metadata

Purpose To allow for public access to UWO Herbarium records
Maintenance Description Data uploaded as necessary
Alternative Identifiers 10.5886/pqffyi
22eb589c-f5f2-48f0-9fc4-6dd2ff76f51d
https://data.canadensys.net/ipt/resource?r=uwo-herbarium-specimens