University of British Columbia Herbarium (UBC) - Algae Collection

Linda Jennings1, Jeannette Whitton1, Michael Hawkes1, Sandra Lindstrom1, Patrick Martone1

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

Corresponding author(s): Linda Jennings (linda.jennings@beatymuseum.ubc.ca)

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Citation: Combination of authors, year of data paper publication (in parentheses), Title, Journal Name, Volume, Issue number (in parentheses), and doi of the data paper.

Resource Citation

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

Abstract

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.

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

Data published through GBIF: https://data.canadensys.net/ipt/resource?r=ubc-algae-specimens

Taxonomic coverage

General taxonomic coverage description: 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.
Taxonomic ranks
Phylum: Chlorophyta, Cyanobacteria, Euglenozoa, Myzozoa, Ochrophyta, Oomycota, Rhodophyta

Spatial coverage

General spatial 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.
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) - Algae Collection
Collection identifier: UBC
Formation period: mid 1800s-present
Specimen preservation method: Mounted

Datasets

Dataset description
Object name: Darwin Core Archive University of British Columbia Herbarium (UBC) - Algae Collection
Character encoding: UTF-8
Format name: Darwin Core Archive format
Format version: 1.0
Distribution: https://data.canadensys.net/ipt/archive.do?r=ubc-algae-specimens
Publication date of data: 2019-01-18
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-algae-specimens

Dataset description
Object name: GBIF data portal
Character encoding: UTF-8
Format name: HTML
Distribution: http://www.gbif.org/dataset/90302970-1bc6-4865-be76-9aef1dd707f9

Metadata language: English
Date of metadata creation: 2012-02-27
Hierarchy level: Dataset