Digitization protocol for scoring reproductive phenology from herbarium specimens of seed plants

作者：Yost Jennifer M^*; Sweeney Patrick W; Gilbert Ed; Nelson Gil; Guralnick Robert; Gallinat Amanda S; Ellwood Elizabeth R; Rossington Natalie; Willis Charles G; Blum Stanley D; Walls Ramona L; Haston Elspeth M; Denslow Michael W; Zohner Constantin M; Morris Ashley B; Stucky Brian J; Carter J Richard; Baxter David G; Bolmgren Kjell; Denny Ellen G; Dean Ellen; Pearson Katelin D; Davis Charles C; Mishler Brent D; Soltis Pamela S; Mazer Susan J

来源：Applications in Plant Sciences, 2018, 6(2): e1022.

DOI：10.1002/aps3.1022

• citizen science
• digitization workflows
• herbarium specimens
• ontology
• phenology

PREMISE OF THE STUDY: Herbarium specimens provide a robust record of historical plant phenology (the timing of seasonal events such as flowering or fruiting). However, the difficulty of aggregating phenological data from specimens arises from a lack of standardized scoring methods and definitions for phenological states across the collections community.
METHODS AND RESULTS: To address this problem, we report on a consensus reached by an iDigBio working group of curators, researchers, and data standards experts regarding an efficient scoring protocol and a data-sharing protocol for reproductive traits available from herbarium specimens of seed plants. The phenological data sets generated can be shared via Darwin Core Archives using the Extended MeasurementOrFact extension.
CONCLUSIONS: Our hope is that curators and others interested in collecting phenological trait data from specimens will use the recommendations presented here in current and future scoring efforts. New tools for scoring specimens are reviewed.

• 出版日期2018-2