EARLY HEARING DETECTION AND INTERVENTION VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
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6/07/2017 | 9:30 AM - 9:45 AM | AN OPEN-SOURCE DIGITAL REFERENCE COLLECTION FOR AQUATIC MACROINVERTEBRATE OF NORTH AMERICA | 301A
AN OPEN-SOURCE DIGITAL REFERENCE COLLECTION FOR AQUATIC MACROINVERTEBRATE OF NORTH AMERICA
Aquatic invertebrates are a key component of freshwater ecosystems, and understanding aquatic invertebrate taxonomy is central to freshwater science. Physical ‘reference’ collections of expertly identified voucher specimens are the “gold-standard” used to confirm identifications. However, most biologists lack access to such collections, which themselves tend to be highly regionalized and often limited in scope. The North American Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Digital Reference Collection (NAAMDRC; https://sciencebase.usgs.gov/naamdrc) was initiated by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Aquatic Experimental Laboratory (AXL) at the Fort Collins Science Center to overcome these inherent qualities of physical collections. The NAAMDRC provides users with high-quality, digital photographs annotated with taxa-defining characteristics to aid in specimen identification, thus providing a National-scale alternative to less accessible regional collections. The NAAMDRC is an innovative tool that will be used to: 1) advance freshwater research tied to identification of aquatic invertebrates; 2) support resource management agencies and private sector companies in processing invertebrate samples; 3) enhance teaching of aquatic ecology in K-12 and university settings; and 4) provide high-quality, public-domain images for use in scientific presentations and publications.
- C21 Communicating Science
- C23 Education
- C35 Systematics and Taxonomy & C21 Communicating Science
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David Walters
(), US Geological Survey, waltersd@usgs.gov;
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Morgan Ford
(), USGS, morganford1983@gmail.com ;
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Robert Zuellig
(), U.S. Geological Survey, rzuellig@usgs.gov ;
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