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 uniqu...
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ftpubmed:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:6426279 2023-05-15T14:57:43+02:00 Patterns and biases in an Arctic herbarium specimen collection: Implications for phenological research Panchen, Zoe A. Doubt, Jennifer Kharouba, Heather M. Johnston, Mark O. 2019-03-11 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6426279/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30937221 https://doi.org/10.1002/aps3.1229 en eng John Wiley and Sons Inc. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6426279/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30937221 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aps3.1229 © 2019 Panchen et al. Applications in Plant Sciences is published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of the Botanical Society of America This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non‐commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made. CC-BY-NC-ND Application Articles Text 2019 ftpubmed https://doi.org/10.1002/aps3.1229 2019-04-07T00:35:34Z 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. Text Arctic Nunavut PubMed Central (PMC) Arctic Canada Nunavut 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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