UAM Herbarium (ALA), Algae Collection (Arctos)

Steffi Ickert-Bond

doi:10.15468/gwjvwf

UAM Herbarium (ALA), Algae Collection (Arctos)

Citation

Ickert-Bond S (2024). UAM Herbarium (ALA), Algae Collection (Arctos). Version 8.92. University of Alaska Museum of the North. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/gwjvwf accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-15.

Description

The Herbarium at the University of Alaska Museum (ALA) is the major regional herbarium in Alaska and part of a network of similar collections with an interest in the origin and evolution of the circumpolar flora. ALA contains more than 260,000 specimens of vascular and non-vascular plants. We have a small collection of macroalgae. Macroalgae are the foundation of marine, estuarine and freshwater benthic ecosystems. A number of macroalgal species, including kelp, nori, and others are grown extensively via aquaculture or harvested from the wild for human food and for extraction of colloids used in cosmetics, food products, and pharmaceuticals. Digitization of macroalgae has been supported by NSF grant 1304924 entitled: Collaborative Research: Digitization TCN: The Macroalgal Herbarium Consortium: Accessing 150 Years of Specimen Data to Understand Changes in the Marine/Aquatic Environment lead by PI Christopher Neefus (University of New Hampshire).

Taxonomic Coverages

The UAM Algae Collection contains red, brown, and green algae with broad taxonomic coverage.

Rhodophyceae
rank: class
Phaeophyceae
rank: class
Ulvophyceae
rank: class
Chlorophyceae
rank: class
Charophyceae
rank: class
Liliopsida
rank: superorder

Geographic Coverages

The UAM Herbarium (ALA) Algae Collection is global, with the strongest holdings from Alaska.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Steffi Ickert-Bond
originator
position: Curator of the Herbarium (ALA)
University of Alaska Museum
907 Yukon Drive
Fairbanks
99775-6960
AK
US
Telephone: (907) 474-6277
email: smickertbond@alaska.edu
homepage: http://www.frontierbotany.info/

Steffi Ickert-Bond
metadata author
position: Curator of the Herbarium (ALA)
University of Alaska Museum
907 Yukon Drive
Fairbanks
99775-6960
AK
US
Telephone: (907) 474-6277
email: smickertbond@alaska.edu
homepage: http://www.frontierbotany.info/

Laura Russell
programmer
position: VertNet Programmer
VertNet
email: larussell@vertnet.org

David Bloom
programmer
position: VertNet Coordinator
email: dbloom@vertnet.org

John Wieczorek
programmer
position: Information Architect
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at UC Berkeley
email: tuco@berkeley.edu

Dusty McDonald
point of contact
position: Arctos Database Programmer
University of Alaska Museum
email: dlmcdonald@alaska.edu
homepage: http://arctos.database.museum

Jordan Metzgar
point of contact
position: Collection Manager, Herbarium
University of Alaska Museum
907 Yukon Drive
Fairbanks
99775-6960
AK
US
Telephone: (907) 474-7109
email: jsmetzgar@alaska.edu
homepage: http://www.uaf.edu/museum/collections/herb/staff/

Alan Batten
point of contact
position: Research Associate, Herbarium
University of Alaska Museum
907 Yukon Drive
Fairbanks
99775-6960
AK
US
Telephone: (907) 474-7109
email: fnarb@uaf.edu
homepage: http://www.uaf.edu/museum/collections/herb/staff/

Steffi Ickert-Bond
administrative point of contact
position: Curator of the Herbarium (ALA)
University of Alaska Museum
907 Yukon Drive
Fairbanks
99775-6960
AK
US
Telephone: (907) 474-6277
email: smickertbond@alaska.edu
homepage: http://www.frontierbotany.info/