Description
This data set outlines the various types of crustaceans housed in the Barbados Museum and Historical Society's natural history collection.
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 14 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:
Hamblin K (2017): BMHS Crustacean Collection. v1.2. The Barbados Museum and Historical Society. Dataset/Occurrence. https://cloud.gbif.org/bid/resource?r=bmhscrustaceancollection&v=1.2
Rights
Researchers should respect the following rights statement:
The publisher and rights holder of this work is The Barbados Museum and Historical Society. 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: 16f71cc7-bc90-42ab-bfcf-816501fa9027. The Barbados Museum and Historical Society publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by Participant Node Managers Committee.
Keywords
Occurrence; Crustacean; Barbados; Specimen
Contacts
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Geographic Coverage
The Barbados Museum & Historical Society is located within the Barbados UNESCO World Heritage site of Bridgetown and its Garrison. Formerly a military prison for the British , it was converted into a museum in 1933.
Bounding Coordinates | South West [-90, -180], North East [90, -180] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
All specimens were identified to family or species using various resources to verify the taxonomic data.
Genus | Dromia, Uca sp., Scyllarus sp., Persephona, Carpilius, Mitrax, Panulirus, Stenocionops |
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Project Data
The purpose of this project is to make the various collections at the main institutions housing the biodiversity information available digitally through publication and the possible creation of a CariBIF portal for the region.
Title | Improving Biodiversity data accessibility in the Caribbean countries of Trinidad & Tobago, Barbados and Suriname |
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Identifier | BID-CA2016-0006-REG |
Funding | This project is made possible through a grant from GBIF |
Study Area Description | The study area for this project comprises of the various collections housed at the Barbados Museum and Historical Society (BMHS). |
Design Description | The motivation for the BMHS to digitize their natural history collection for preservation and recod purposes. |
The personnel involved in the project:
- Curator
- Distributor
Sampling Methods
For the BMHS, there is no field sampling, as specimens are donated to the museum for various sources. Unfortunately, not ever specimen donated is given a proper sampling record by the donor upon receipt of the specimen.
Study Extent | The extent of the study is confined to the collections which have already been donated to the museum since it's conception in 1933. |
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Method step description:
- Each specimen has an ownership record when it's donated to the museum. After being received the specimens are stored with research done for the classification. Items are then measured and photographed before entry into the database for publication.
Collection Data
Collection Name | BMHS Crustacean Collection |
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Specimen preservation methods | Mounted |
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Curatorial Units | Between 1 and 3 cases |
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Additional Metadata
Purpose | This data was created for research and preservation purposes. |
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Maintenance Description | The maintenance frequency of this data set will be updated as needed. |
Alternative Identifiers | 16f71cc7-bc90-42ab-bfcf-816501fa9027 |
https://cloud.gbif.org/bid/resource?r=bmhscrustaceancollection |