Importance of building a digital species index (spindex) for entomology collections: A case study, results and recommendations
The Entomology Collection at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University (ANSP) contains approximately four million insect specimens including some of the oldest in the Western Hemisphere. Like most large entomology collections, no complete inventory of the species represented in the collec...
Main Authors: | Stephen Mason, Jr., Isabelle Betancourt, Jon Gelhaus |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2020-12-01
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Series: | Biodiversity Data Journal |
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Online Access: | https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/58310/download/pdf/ |
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