Patterns and biases in an Arctic herbarium specimen collection: Implications for phenological research
Premise of the Study Herbarium specimens are increasingly used in phenological studies. However, natural history collections can have biases that influence the analysis of phenological events. Arctic environments, where remoteness and cold climate govern collection logistics, may give rise to unique...
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crwiley:10.1002/aps3.1229 2024-09-15T18:26:56+00:00 Patterns and biases in an Arctic herbarium specimen collection: Implications for phenological research Panchen, Zoe A. Doubt, Jennifer Kharouba, Heather M. Johnston, Mark O. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Killam Trusts 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aps3.1229 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Faps3.1229 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/aps3.1229 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1002/aps3.1229 en eng Wiley http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Applications in Plant Sciences volume 7, issue 3 ISSN 2168-0450 2168-0450 journal-article 2019 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1002/aps3.1229 2024-09-03T04:23:46Z Premise of the Study Herbarium specimens are increasingly used in phenological studies. However, natural history collections can have biases that influence the analysis of phenological events. Arctic environments, where remoteness and cold climate govern collection logistics, may give rise to unique or pronounced biases. Methods We assessed the presence of biases in time, space, phenological events, collectors, taxonomy, and plant traits across Nunavut using herbarium specimens accessioned at the National Herbarium of Canada ( CAN ). Results We found periods of high and low collection that corresponded to societal and institutional events; greater collection density close to common points of air and sea access; and preferences to collect plants at the flowering phase and in peak flower, and to collect particular taxa, flower colours, growth forms, and plant heights. One‐quarter of collectors contributed 90% of the collection. Discussion Collections influenced by temporal and spatial biases have the potential to misrepresent phenology across space and time, whereas those shaped by the interests of collectors or the tendency to favour particular phenological stages, taxa, and plant traits could give rise to imbalanced phenological comparisons. Underlying collection patterns may vary among regions and institutions. To guide phenological analyses, we recommend routine assessment of any herbarium data set prior to its use. Article in Journal/Newspaper Nunavut Wiley Online Library Applications in Plant Sciences 7 3 e01229 |
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Premise of the Study Herbarium specimens are increasingly used in phenological studies. However, natural history collections can have biases that influence the analysis of phenological events. Arctic environments, where remoteness and cold climate govern collection logistics, may give rise to unique or pronounced biases. Methods We assessed the presence of biases in time, space, phenological events, collectors, taxonomy, and plant traits across Nunavut using herbarium specimens accessioned at the National Herbarium of Canada ( CAN ). Results We found periods of high and low collection that corresponded to societal and institutional events; greater collection density close to common points of air and sea access; and preferences to collect plants at the flowering phase and in peak flower, and to collect particular taxa, flower colours, growth forms, and plant heights. One‐quarter of collectors contributed 90% of the collection. Discussion Collections influenced by temporal and spatial biases have the potential to misrepresent phenology across space and time, whereas those shaped by the interests of collectors or the tendency to favour particular phenological stages, taxa, and plant traits could give rise to imbalanced phenological comparisons. Underlying collection patterns may vary among regions and institutions. To guide phenological analyses, we recommend routine assessment of any herbarium data set prior to its use. |
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Patterns and biases in an Arctic herbarium specimen collection: Implications for phenological research |
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