University of Calgary Herbarium - Lycophytes and Monilophytes

Bonnie Smith1, Jana Vamosi1, Elizabeth Dickson2, Jillian Sick3, Michael Gavin4, Ryan Taylor5, Dana Poscente6, Sonya Pastran7, Haley Glass8, Morgan Cotroneo9, Hilary Goble9, Ashley Twarog9, Lucille Fisher9, Gary Thai10, Rachel Swart9, Nicolette Bell10, Caitlin Tomaszewski11, Renae Hemsing10, Janessa Bretner10, Amie Le10, Himasara Marasinghe10, Curtis Polowick10, Ryan Taylor10

1 University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, T2N 1N4, Calgary, Canada; 2 University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive Nw, T2N1N4, Calgary, Canada; 3 University of Calgary, ; 4 University of Calgary, 4816 Whitehorn Drive N.e, T1Y1X5, Calgary; 5 University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive Nw, T2N 1N4, Calgary, Canada; 6 University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, Canada; 7 University of Calgary, 330 Cougar Ridge Drive S.W, Calgary, Canada; 8 University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr NW, Calgary, Canada; 9 University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr NW, Calgary, Canada; 10 University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr NW, T2N 1N4, Calgary, Canada; 11 University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr NW, T2N 1N4, Calgary, Canada

Corresponding author(s): Bonnie Smith (smib@ucalgary.ca), Jana Vamosi (jvamosi@ucalgary.ca)

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Resource Citation

Lycophytes and Monilophytes of the University of Calgary Herbarium (UAC). University of Calgary. http://doi.org/10.5886/g3bvas9p (accessed on [date]). http://doi.org/10.5886/g3bvas9p

Abstract

The University of Calgary Herbarium (UAC) includes an extensive collection of land plants from Alberta, Canada and around the world (~90,000 specimens). The current dataset includes records of the Lycophytes and Monilophytes in the collection.

Keywords: Specimen, Occurrence, UAC, University of Calgary Herbarium, Canadensys, herbarium, specimens, non-vascular plants, Alberta, Rocky Mountains, Dryopteridaceae, Azollaceae, Equisetaceae, Pteridophyta

Project details

Project title: Lycophyte and Monilophyte specimens of the University of Calgary Herbarium (UAC)
Personnel: Jana Vamosi

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

Taxonomic coverage

General taxonomic coverage description: Monilophytes and Lycophytes
Taxonomic ranks
Subphylum: Monilophyta, Lycophyta
Common names: Ferns and allies, Lycophytes

Spatial coverage

General spatial coverage: This dataset covers the Lycophyte and Monilophyte specimens held in the University of Calgary Herbarium. Most are from Alberta but some are from around the world.
Coordinates: 90°0'0''S and 90°0'0''N Latitude; 180°0'0''W and 180°0'0''E Longitude 

Temporal coverage: 1945 - 2014

Natural collections description

Parent collection identifier: Not applicable
Collection name: University of Calgary Herbarium
Collection identifier: UAC
Specimen preservation method: Dried and pressed

Methods

Method step description: Georeferencing steps were as follows: (1) If coordinates were given (e.g., UTM), they were converted to decimal degrees. (2) Verbatim location records were georeferenced with Google Earth; (3) An estimate of the uncertainty was made based on the size of the circumference of area where the specimen could reasonably have been collected.
Study extent description: Most specimens were collected in Alberta, Canada
Sampling description: Label information of pressed specimens in the University of Calgary Herbarium was databased. If coordinates were given, they were converted to decimal degrees. Verbatim location records were georeferenced with Google Earth.

Datasets

Dataset description
Object name: Darwin Core Archive University of Calgary Herbarium - Lycophytes and Monilophytes
Character encoding: UTF-8
Format name: Darwin Core Archive format
Format version: 1.0
Distribution: http://data.canadensys.net/ipt/archive.do?r=ucalgaryherb
Publication date of data: 2018-09-18
Language: English
Licences of use: Public Domain (CC0 1.0)

External datasets

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

Dataset description
Object name: GBIF data portal
Character encoding: UTF-8
Format name: HTML
Distribution: http://www.gbif.org/dataset/05bf3655-ef2e-46ba-8732-60517beb3567

Metadata language: English
Date of metadata creation: 2016-02-02
Hierarchy level: Dataset