| | Accession Number | 5001822 |
| | Title | Measuring and monitoring biological diversity: standard methods |
| | Project Description | Habitats worldwide are presently being degraded at a rapid rate. Thus, we need to gather as much |
| | information as possible about these habitats and their contained flora and fauna. To maximize |
| | comparability of data between sites, across habitats and taxa, and over time, the information must |
| | be collected in standard ways. We are developing or identifying standard methods for qualitative |
| | and quantitative sampling of biodiversity of various taxa and publishing handbooks detailing those |
| | methods, as follows: (1) The Series Editor (SE - Mercedes Foster) identifies 2-4 experts in the |
| | sampling of a taxon and a statistician to serve with her as Volume Editors (VE) for each |
| | taxon-oriented handbook. (2) The SE and VE develop an outline for the handbook. The outline is |
| | reviewed by experts and revised as necessary. (3) SE and VE invite individuals (including |
| | themselves) to prepare manuscripts for specific sections of the handbook. (4) Authors making |
| | significant contributions to the handbook are invited to participate in a workshop dealing with |
| | standard methods for the taxon in question. Draft manuscripts are circulated to participants before |
| | the workshop. (5) A 2-3 day workshop is held to discuss techniques and their applications and to |
| | revise draft documents. The content of the handbook is also reviewed and modified as |
| | appropriate. (6) SE and VE prepare a final manuscript. (7) SE evaluates the manuscript and edits |
| | and rewrites it to produce a single integrated volume. (8) Outside reviewers evaluate the |
| | manuscript; the SE and VE revise it as necessary. (9) SE arranges for preparation of final figures, |
| | reviews the literature cited, deals with the press, and sees the finished manuscript through to |
| | publication. *(10) SE continually looks for outside funding to support the program. |
| | Keywords | amphibians, ants, biodiversity, fungi, insects, inventory, mammals, monitoring, reptiles, training, |
| | Principal | Mercedes S Foster, USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center: Mercedes_Foster@usgs.gov; |
| | Investigators |
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