Computers in Botanical Collections

ISBN-13: 9781468421590 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 216 str.

J. Brenan

Opis

This volume records the proceedings of, and the papers read at, an international conference to consider the use of electronic data processing methods in the major taxonomic plant collections of Europe, primarily herbaria but also living collections.

Spis treści

E. D. P. in Major Herbaria — The Priorities.- The Data from Herbaria.- Discussion, Morning, Wednesday 3 October.- Relations Between Herbarium Records and Other Records.- Electronic Data Processing of Herbarium Specimens Data for the Flora of Veracruz Program.- The Uses of Electronic Data Processing for Herbarium Specimen Label Information.- Discussion, Afternoon, Wednesday 3 October.- The Flora North America Information System.- Electronic Data Processing in the Herbarium.- The Data Bank of the British Antarctic Survey’s Botanical Section.- Discussion, Morning, Thursday 4 October.- American Horticultural Society Plant Records Centre.- Data Standards for Collection-Holding Organisations.- Information Management and Use of TAXIR in Herbaria.- The Use of the SELGEM System in Support of Systematics.- Discussion, Afternoon, Thursday 4 October.- The Application of Electronic Data Processing to the Mapping of Plant Distributions.- The Living Plant Record System at the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.- The Use of E. D. P. in Zoological Collections.- Discussion, Friday, 5 October, at End of Morning.- Discussion, Morning, Saturday 6 October.- Supplementary Notes on Taxonomic Information In Relation to E. D. P..- Concluding Remarks.- Resolutions Passed by the Conference.- English version.- French version.- German version.- List of Contributors.- List of Participants.