Hi, On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 3:25 PM, Kyle Taylor <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey All, > > I am working on a species distribution modeling project of Big Sagebrush (* > Art.* *tridentata*) and its major sub-species under future climate > warming scenarios I have spent a week running the gauntlet of herbaria > and government websites looking for databases that have records for Big > Sagebrush, but have found only about 80 records for the species along the > southern boarder of British Columbia (through the canadensys repositories) > -- a dramatic under-representation of the species in Canada. > > Any botanists / ecologists from the great north have a hot tip on herbaria > sources?
Well, I am not from the great north, but I do have a suggestion. It might not be the most efficient solution, but when I have been faced with this problem I have e-mailed the herbaria individually to request the database records. I have found that collections mangers/curators are usually happy to send the data right away or even enter the records needed upon request. It can take a while to collate the records, but at least you know that you have a more complete dataset. You can search for a list of Canadian herbaria here: http://sciweb.nybg.org/science2/IndexHerbariorum.asp Hope this helps, Michael -- Michael Denslow I.W. Carpenter Jr. Herbarium [BOON] Department of Biology Appalachian State University Boone, North Carolina U.S.A. -- AND -- Communications Manager Southeast Regional Network of Expertise and Collections sernec.org 36.214177, -81.681480 +/- 3103 meters
