Keys to the cabinet: unlocking biodiversity data in public entomology collections
Joel F. Gibson,
Mackenzie Howse,
Claire Paillard
et al.
Abstract:Canadian entomology collections contain valuable biodiversity and ecological data, but they must be digitized in order to be usable by those working outside of the collections. Multiple analyses of the digital database of the Odonata collection at the Royal British Columbia Museum were conducted. These analyses reveal that complete digital datasets can be used to explore questions of historical and current geographical distribution and species composition differences based on ecoprovince and elevation. The res… Show more
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