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Bryophytes
Lichens
Recordings and Links from Previous Transcription Events
May 19, 2023: Video from the first Lichen and Bryophyte TCN Project
May 12, 2023: Collector Profile: Sinske Hattori
Recording of the presentation
Additional links on collector Sinske Hattori: A Celebration of Sinske Hattori (1915-1992) on JSTOR, A Tribute to the Hattori Botanical Laboratory and Its Director, Dr. Sinske Hattori (jstor.org), About HBL | Hattori Botanical Laboratory (hattorilab.org), 服部植物研究所 (@hattori_botanical_laboratory) | Instagram, Sinske Hattori specimens in the Bryophyte Portal, Sinske Hattori specimens in the Lichen Portal, Sinske Hattori specimens in the SERNEC Vascular Portal, and Sinkse Hattori specimens in GBIF.
Pic: https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/3241748.pdf
May 5, 2023: Collector Profile: Masami Mizutani
Recording of the presentation
Additional links on collector Masami Mizutani: (PDF) Life and work of Masami Mizutani (1930-2020) (researchgate.net), Masami Mizutani specimens in the Bryophyte Portal, Masami Mizutani specimens in the Lichen Portal, Masami Mizutani specimens in the SERNEC Vascular Portal, and Masami Mizutani specimens in GBIF.
Pic: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jhbl/66/0/66_i/_pdf/-char/en
April 28, 2023: The History of Arbor Day Presentation
Recording of the presentation
Additional links on Arbor Day: Arbor Day – Wikipedia, History of Arbor Day – YouTube, Julius Sterling Morton – Wikipedia, Birdsey Grant Northrop, Tree Hugger Extraordinaire – Kent Historical Society, and Tree Planting Nonprofit | Arbor Day Foundation.
Pic: https://plantwithpurpose.org/agroecology-planting-trees/
April 21, 2023: Colorado State University Student Presentation
“Transportation and Dispersal of Moss Stems for Terraforming” – Justin Eldridge & Baylor Jones (Colorado State University)
Recording of the presentation
April 13 and April 15, 2023: WeDigBio Presentations
“Mada-Lichen Project: Metagenomic DNA Barcoding of lichenized fungi in one of the world’s most endemic biodiversity hotspots” – Todd Widhelm (Field Museum)
Recording of the presentation
“Updating the University of Cincinnati Herbarium: A Tour of a Collection in the Midst of an Upgrade” – Eric Tepe (University of Cincinnati)
Recording of the presentation
“Herbarium Collector Spotlight – M. Monet” – Miranda Zwingelberg (University of Tennessee)
Recording of the presentation
“GLOBAL TCN @ TENN Herbarium”: Cruz Gouveia (University of Tennessee)
Recording of the presentation
March 31, 2023: Collector Profile: Akira Noguchi
Recording of the presentation
Additional links on collector Akria Noguchi: Dr. AKIRA NOGUCHI, PROF. EMERITUS, 1907- 1988, Akira Noguchi specimens in the Bryophyte Portal, Akira Noguchi specimens in the Lichen Portal, Akira Noguchi specimens in the SERNEC Vascular Portal, and Akira Noguchi specimens in GBIF.
Pic: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jhbl/66/0/66_i/_pdf/-char/en
March 24, 2023: Collector Profile: Adalbert Geheeb
Recording of the presentation
Additional links on collector Adalbert Geheeb: Adalbert Geheeb – Wikipedia, Adalbert Geheeb – ein fast vergessener Moosforscher & Apotheker aus Geisa, Geheeb, Adalbert Sept. 15, 1878, Geheeb, Adalbert Feb. 28, 1879, Adalbert Geheeb specimens in the Bryophyte Portal, Adalbert Geheeb specimens in the Lichen Portal, and Adalbert Geheeb specimens in the SERNEC Vascular Portal.
Pic: https://archive.org/details/Adalbert-Geheeb-recto-PHAIDRA_o_1784
March 10, 2023: Collector Profile: Delia West Marble
Recording of the presentation
Additional links on collector Delia West Marble: Record Bedford — Marble Garden | Collections Search Center, Smithsonian Institution (si.edu), Marble, Delia West (1868-) on JSTOR, MEMORIAL TO IDA HELEN OGILVIE (1874–1963) | GSA Bulletin | GeoScienceWorld, Delia West Marble specimens in the Bryophyte Portal, Delia West Marble specimens in the Lichen Portal, and Delia West Smith specimens in the SERNEC Vascular Portal.
Pic: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/186480119/delia-west-marble
March 3, 2023: Collector Profile: Annie Morrill Smith
Recording of the presentation
Additional links on collector Annie Morrill Smith: Annie Morrill Smith – Wikipedia, Morrill kindred in America : Smith, Annie Elizabeth Morrill, 1856, The Early History of the Bryologist and the Sullivant Moss Society on JSTOR, Note on JSTOR, and Annie Morrill Smith specimens in the Bryophyte Portal.
Pic: https://archive.org/details/morrillkindredin01insmit/page/n137/mode/2up
February 24, 2023: Collector Profile: Nathaniel L. Britton
Recording of the presentation
Additional links on collector Nathaniel L. Britton: Nathaniel Lord Britton – Wikipedia, britton-nathaniel-l.pdf (nasonline.org), The Scientific Work of Nathaniel Lord Britton on JSTOR, New York Botanical Garden Historical Photographs – The LuEsther T. Mertz Library (nybg.org), Britton specimens in the Bryophyte Portal, Britton specimens in the Lichen Portal, Britton specimens in the SERNEC Vascular Portal, and Britton Specimens in the MycoPortal.
Pic: http://mertzdigital.nybg.org/digital/collection/p9016coll20/id/949/rec/2
February 17, 2023: Collector Profile: Elizabeth G. Britton
Recording of the presentation
Additional links on collector Elizabeth G. Britton: Elizabeth Gertrude Britton – Wikipedia, Britton, Elizabeth Gertrude (1857-1934) on JSTOR, Elizabeth Britton: Real-Life Inspiration for a Fictional Heroine – Science Talk Archive (nybg.org), Britton specimens in the Bryophyte Portal, Britton specimens in the Lichen Portal, Britton specimens in the SERNEC Vascular Portal, and Britton Specimens in the MycoPortal.
Pic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Gertrude_Britton
February 10, 2023: Collector Profile: C.F. Baker
Recording of the presentation
Additional links on collector C.F. Baker: Charles Fuller Baker – North Carolina Botanical Garden (unc.edu), CHARLES FULLER BAKER (silverchair.com), Copyright L.H. Bailey Hortorium, Cornell University, J. S. Baker Family Album (treenut.net), C.F. Baker specimens in the Bryophyte Portal, C.F. Baker specimens in the Lichen Portal, C.F. Baker specimens in the SERNEC Vascular Portal, and C.F. Baker Specimens in the MycoPortal.
Pic: https://ncbg.unc.edu/2021/02/15/charles-fuller-baker/
February 3, 2023: Collector Profile: O. Beccari
Recording of the presentation
Additional links on collector O. Beccari: Odoardo Beccari – Wikipedia (In Italian / Translated to English), Dedication to the memory of Odoardo Beccari | Flora Malesiana, Odoardo Beccari – Società Geografica Italiana (In Italian /Translated to English), Plant People: Online Exhibition – friendsofsarawakmuseum.org, O. Beccari specimens in the Bryophyte Portal, O. Beccari specimens in the Lichen Portal, and O. Beccari specimens in GBIF.
Pic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odoardo_Beccari#/media/File:Odoardo_Beccari.jpg
January 27, 2023: Collector Profile: V.P. Savicz
Recording of the presentation
Additional links on collector V.P. Savicz: Savich, Vsevolod Pavlovich – Wikipedia. (ru-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog), Savich V. P. (web-archive-org.translate.goog), The Very Real Search for the Bible’s Mythical Manna – Gastro Obscura (atlasobscura.com), V.P. Savicz specimens in the Bryophyte Portal, V.P. Savicz specimens in the Lichen Portal, and V.P. Savicz specimens in the MycoPortal.
January 20, 2023: Collector Profile: L.I. Savicz-Lubitzkaya
Recording of the presentation
Additional links on collector L.I. Savicz-Lubitzkaya: Lidija Ivanovna Savic-Ljubickaja – Wikipedia, Tropicos | Person – Savicz-Lubitskaya, Lydia Ivanovna, Botanicheskii Zhurnal : Internet Archive (in Russian), How Humble Moss Healed the Wounds of Thousands in World War I | Science| Smithsonian Magazine, L.I. Savicz-Lubitzkaya specimens in the Bryophyte Portal, and L.I. Savicz-Lubitzkaya specimens in the Lichen Portal.
January 13, 2023: Collector Profile: Hugh H. Iltis
Recording of the presentation
Additional links on collector Hugh H. Iltis: Hugh Iltis – Wikipedia, Asa Gray award Kallunki.pdf (wisc.edu), Hugh Iltis | Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame (wchf.org), Hugh Iltis, UW’s ‘battling botanist,’ dies at 91 (wisc.edu), Hugh-Hellmut-Iltis-1925-2016.pdf (wchf.org), Hugh H. Iltis specimens in the Bryophyte Portal, Hugh H. Iltis specimens in the Lichen Portal, and Hugh H. Iltis specimens in the SERNEC portal.
Pic: https://wchf.org/Hugh-Iltis/
December 16, 2022: Collector Profile: H.H. Bartlett
Recording of the presentation
Additional links on collector H.H. Bartlett: Bartlett, Harley Harris (1886-1960) on JSTOR, Harley Harris Bartlett – Wikipedia, Harley Harris Bartlett on JSTOR, Batak Texts, Museum of Anthropology, University of Michigan (umich.edu), H.H. Bartlett specimens in the Bryophyte Portal, H.H. Bartlett specimens in the Lichen Portal, and H.H. Bartlett specimens in the SERNEC portal.
Pic: https://www.jstor.org/stable/2482414#metadata_info_tab_contents
December 9, 2022: Collector Profile: The Lundells
Recording of the presentation
Additional links on collectors Cyrus L. and Amelia A. Lundell: Cyrus Longworth Lundell | HistoricalMX, Cyrus Longworth Lundell 1907-1993. – American Botanical Council (herbalgram.org), Archeological Discoveries in the Maya Area on JSTOR, Lundell, Amelia Anderson (1908-1998) on JSTOR, AMELIA ANDERSON LUNDELL (1908-1998) BOTANICAL ARTIST AND FRIEND on JSTOR, Lundell specimens in the Bryophyte Portal, Lundell specimens in the Lichen Portal, and Lundell specimens in the SERNEC portal.
Pic: https://w3.biosci.utexas.edu/prc/AboutLundellia.html
December 2, 2022: Collector Profile: H.N. Dixon
Recording of the presentation
Additional links on collector H.N. Dixon: Dixon, Hugh Neville (1861-1944) on JSTOR, HUGH NEVILLE DIXON (britishbryologicalsociety.org.uk), Hugh Neville Dixon on JSTOR, Mic-UK: H N Dixon, a biography of the famous expert and author on mosses (microscopy-uk.org.uk), H.N. Dixon specimens in the Bryophyte Portal, and H.N. Dixon specimens in the Lichen Portal.
Pic: https://www.jstor.org/stable/3239760?seq=2#metadata_info_tab_contents
November 18, 2022: Collector Profile: D.E.F. Vesey-Fitzgerald
Recording of the presentation
Additional links on collector D.E.F Vesey-Fitzgerald: L. D. E. F. Vesey-Fitzgerald (cambridge.org), Desmond Vesey-Fitzgerald – Wikipedia, Vesey-Fitzgerald, Leslie Desmond Edward Foster (1910-1974) on JSTOR, D.E.F. Vesey-Fitzgerald specimens in the Bryophyte Portal, D.E.F. Vesey-Fitzgerald specimens in the Lichen Portal, and D.E.F. Vesey-Fitzgerald specimens in Bionomia.
Pic: https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/4117665.pdf
November 11, 2022: Collector Profile: Elsa Nyholm
Recording of the presentation
Additional links on collector Elsa Nyholm: Elsa Cecilia Nyholm (1911–2002) (tandfonline.com), Elsa Nyholm – Wikipedia, Elsa Nyholm specimens in the Bryophyte Portal, Elsa Nyholm specimens in the Lichen Portal, and Elsa Nyholm specimens in the SEINET Vascular Portal.
Pic: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1179/jbr.2003.25.2.145?needAccess=true
November 4, 2022: Collector Profile: A.C. Crundwell
Recording of the presentation
Additional links on collector A.C. Crundwell: Alan Cyril Crundwell, B.Sc. (1923–2000), ALAN CYRIL CRUNDWELL (britishbryologicalsociety.org.uk), A.C. Crundwell specimens in the Bryophyte Portal, A.C. Crundwell specimens in the Lichen Portal, and A.C. Crundwell specimens in the SERNEC Vascular Portal.
Pic: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1179/jbr.2001.23.3.267?needAccess=true
October 28, 2022: Collector Profile: K.W. Allison
Recording of the presentation
Additional links on collector K.W. Allison: Allison, Kenneth Willway (1894-1976) on JSTOR, Kenneth Willway Allison 1894–1976: New Zealand Journal of Botany, Kenneth Willway Allison – Online Cenotaph, K.W. Allison specimens in the Bryophyte Portal, K.W. Allison specimens in the Lichen Portal, and K.W. Allison specimens in the Australasian Virtual Herbarium.
Pic: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/0028825X.1978.10429673?needAccess=true
October 21, 2022: Collector Profile: E.A. Hodgson
Recording of the presentation
Additional links on collector E.A. Hodgson: Amy Hodgson – Wikipedia, Hodgson, Eliza Amy – Dictionary of New Zealand Biography – Te Ara, Eliza Amy Hodgson (royalsociety.org.nz), E.A. Hodgson specimens in the Bryophyte Portal and E.A. Hodgson specimens in the Australasian Virtual Herbarium.
Pic: https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/3523/amy-hodgson
October 14 and 15, 2022: WeDigBio Presentations
“Tracing history of plants using field and herbarium collections: genetic structure of some circumboreal peatmosses (Sphagnum)” – Karn Imwattana (Duke University)
Recording of the presentation
“Mosses as Bioindicators” – Stephanie Maari (Field Museum)
Recording of the presentation
“Where do specimen images come from? A demonstration at the University of Cincinnati Herbarium” – Madison Winter (University of Cincinnati)
Recording of the presentation
October 7, 2022: Collector Profile: G.O.K. Sainsbury
Recording of the presentation
Additional links on collector G.O.K. Sainsbury: Sainsbury, George Osborne King (1880-1957) on JSTOR, Death of a Veteran Bryologist – The Victorian Naturalist, NZBotSoc Sept 2016 (nzbotanicalsociety.org.nz), G.O.K. Sainsbury, G.O.K. Sainsbury specimens in the Bryophyte Portal, G.O.K. Sainsbury specimens in the Lichen Portal, and G.O.K. Sainsbury specimens in the Australasian Virtual Herbarium.
Pic: https://bts.nzpcn.org.nz/site/assets/files/21963/well_1958_30__10-11.pdf
September 16, 2022: Collector Profile: Timo Koponen
Recording of the presentation
Additional links on collector Timo Koponen: Timo Koponen – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, Timo Koponen — University of Helsinki, Timo Koponen specimens in the Bryophyte Portal and Timo Koponen specimens in the Lichen Portal.
Pic: https://sisu.ut.ee/sites/default/files/samblasober/files/samblasober12_01.pdf
September 9, 2022: Collector Profile: L.J. Brass
Recording of the presentation
Additional links on collector L.J. Brass: L.J. Brass Herbarium Dedication, L.J. Brass Collection Guide, Leonard John Brass – Wikipedia, Fourth Archbold Expedition to New Guinea | Arnold Arboretum, L.J. Brass specimens in the Bryophyte Portal, L.J. Brass specimens in the Lichen Portal, and L.J. Brass specimens in the SERNEC Vascular Portal.
Pic: https://www.archbold-station.org/documents/publicationspdf/LJBrass-CV-Dedication.pdf
August 26, 2022: Collector Profile: M. Monet and J. Hoschedé
Links on collectors M. Monet and J. Hoschedé: Michel Monet – Wikipedia, The Secret Herbarium of Giverny Brochure (English/Italian), Virtual Exhibit (French) L’herbier secret de Giverny, Monet et Hoschedé en botanistes, M. Monet specimens in the Bryophyte Portal, and J. Hoschedé specimens in the Bryophyte Portal.
Pics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Monet; http://claude-monet.org/wiki/Jean-Pierre_Hosched%C3%A9
August 19, 2022: Collector Profile: Captain Pickels
Links on collector Captain Pickels and the Crocker Land Expedition: Maurice Tanquary’s Crockerland Expedition Photographic Collection, Private journal of George Comer while on the Relief Schooner George B. Cluett, Norwich Bulletin September 8, 1916 Page 1 | Newspaper Archive (gastearsivi.com), Crocker Land Expedition (arcgis.com), Mirage and Murder in the Arctic – Storied. (illinois.edu), and Captain Pickels specimens in the Bryophyte Portal.
Pic: https://arcticcollections.bowdoin.edu/objects-1/info?query=mfs%20any%20%22pickels%22&sort=0
August 12, 2022: Collector Profile: The Brandegees
Links on collectors Mary Katherine and T.S. Brandegee: The Brandegees: Leading Botanists in San Diego, Mary Katharine Brandegee – Wikipedia, Townshend Stith Brandegee – Wikipedia, Katharine Brandegee: Blazing a Trail for Women in Science, Brandegee specimens in the Bryophyte Portal, Brandegee specimens in the Lichen Portal, and Brandegee specimens in the CCH2 Vascular Portal.
Pic: https://cglhs.org/resources/Documents/Eden-14.4-Fa-2011.pdf
August 5, 2022: Collector Profile: Alice Eastwood
Links on collector Alice Eastwood: Alice Eastwood – Wikipedia, Nature_1949_Alice_Eastwood.pdf (islapedia.com), Pioneering passion for plants: Botanist Alice Eastwood explored the Southwest, Alice Eastwood (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov), Alice Eastwood: Pioneering Botanist, Explorer & Naturalist, Lifelong Lover of Flowers & Plants, California Academy of Sciences Curator of Botany (untoldstories.net) Alice Eastwood specimens in the Bryophyte Portal, Alice Eastwood specimens in the Lichen Portal, and Alice Eastwood specimens in the SERNEC Vascular Portal.
July 29, 2022: Collector Profile: Fay A. MacFadden
Links on collector Fay A. MacFadden: About Fay – Biological Science | CSUF (fullerton.edu), A Trip to Tonquin Valley on JSTOR, Easter Week at Halcyon Hot Springs, British Columbia on JSTOR, Fay A. MacFadden specimens in the Bryophyte Portal, Fay A. MacFadden specimens in the Lichen Portal, and Fay A. MacFadden specimens in the SERNEC Vascular Portal.
July 22, 2022: Collector Profile: Percy H. Gentle
Pic: https://ncbg.unc.edu/2022/02/01/percy-h-gentle/
July 15, 2022: Collector Profile: Eula Whitehouse
Links on collector Dr. Eula Whitehouse: Dr. Eula Whitehouse – Botanical Research Institute of Texas and the Fort Worth Botanical Garden, Eula Whitehouse and the Cryptogams – Center for Plant Conservation, Eula Whitehouse specimens in the Bryophyte Portal, and Eula Whitehouse specimens in the Lichen Portal.
Pic: https://fwbg.org/phytophilia-blog/dr-eula-whitehouse/
July 8, 2022: Collector Profile: Elly Nannenga-Bremekamp
Links on collector Elly Nannenga-Bremekamp: Nannenga-Bremekamp, Neeltje Elizabeth (Elly) (1916-1996) on JSTOR, Elly Nannenga-Bremekamp – Wikipedia, Elly Nannenga-Bremekamp, Knip-Pers 1997-1, and N.E. Nannenga-Bremekamp specimens in the Bryophyte Portal.
Pic: https://fwbg.org/phytophilia-blog/dr-eula-whitehouse/
June 24, 2022: Collector Profile: Winona H. Welch
Pic: https://library.depauw.edu/library/archives/ehistory/chapter4/botanists/botanists.html
June 10, 2022: Collector Profile: Richard Evan Schultes
Pic: https://www.amazonteam.org/maps/schultes/en/
June 3, 2022: Collector Profile: Richard Spruce
Pic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Spruce
May 27, 2022: Specimen Profile: Tardigrada of New Zealand
Links to tardigrade websites featured: D.S. Horning specimens in the Bryophyte Portal, Tardigrada – Soil Bugs – Guide to New Zealand Soil Invertebrates and Tardigrada of New Zealand (tandfonline.com).
May 13, 2022: Collector Profile: Elisha Kent Kane
Links on the Elisha Kent Kane expedition: Elisha Kent Kane – Wikipedia and Elisha Kent Kane specimens in the Bryophyte Portal.
Pic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisha_Kent_Kane
May 6, 2022: Website Resource Profile: NYBG Women in Cryptogamic Botany
Link to website featured: Women in Cryptogamic Botany – Narratives Details – The William & Lynda Steere Herbarium (nybg.org).
April 29, 2022: Bryophyte and Lichen Videos
Links to videos shown: Brilliant Bryophytes | Hornworts, Liverworts, Mosses – Gardening Australia and What’s in a Lichen? – National Geographic.
April 7, 2022: WeDigBio Presentations
“Biodiversity Collections & Conservation: A Record of the Past and a Resource for the Future” – Jessica Budke (University of Tennessee)
Recording of the presentation
“Lichen Imaging Tour at the University of Colorado Herbarium” – Ryan Allen, Dina Clark, Vivian Luckiw, and Erin Tripp (University of Colorado, Boulder)
Recording of the presentation
April 1, 2022: Collector Profile: A.J. Sharp and Z. Iwatsuki
Recording of the presentation
Pic: “Like a Phoenix Rising From the Ashes” Documentary; Hironori Deguchi
October 16, 2021: WeDigBio Presentation
“Tour of the Duke University Herbarium” – Blanka Aguero (Duke University)
Recording of the presentation
What is WeDigBio?
Worldwide Engagement for Digitizing Biocollections, or WeDigBio, is a global data campaign, virtual science festival, and local outreach opportunity, all rolled into one. The annual, 4-day WeDigBio events mobilize participants to create digital data about biodiversity specimens, including fish in jars, plants on sheets, insects on pins, and fossils in drawers. During a typical WeDigBio event, some participants are at onsite events hosted by museums, field stations, universities, science classrooms, or other organizations. Those onsite events provide opportunities for research talks or other interactions with those using the newly created data to benefit science and society. Other participants are distributed individually around the world. For those, we offer a virtual meeting space, which contains live feeds from some of the onsite events and provides another way to interact with scientists and others. WeDigBio 2021 events will occur from April 8–11 and October 14–17.
