| Titre : |
Museums, research collections and the biodiversity challenge |
| Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
| Auteurs : |
Leslie J. Merhoff, Auteur |
| Année de publication : |
1996 |
| Importance : |
p 447-465 |
| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
| Catégories : |
SCIENCES DE LA VIE
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| Mots-clés : |
IMPORTANCE DES MUSEES COLLECTION SCIENTIFIQUE DEFI DE LA BIODIVERSITE |
| Résumé : |
Museums are important tools for inventorying our planet’s biological diversity, second only to the discerning eyes, love of field work and innate senses of the naturalists who collect the specimens.
Specimens in museums collections may represent only a portion of the Earth’s biological diversity and inventories must be conducted , specimens collected, identified and named as well as classified. So the current museum backlog must be processed if we are going to have a complete understanding of biodiversity. There are daunting tasks ahead for natural history museums, research collections and the curators, systematists and staff who are responsible for them.
There are two types of natural history museums . To most biologists, the word “museum” means research collections and museums are the subject of this chapter. The kind of natural history museum with which most people are familiar, however, emphasizes public exhibits. The importance of this kind of natural history museum in inspiring young naturalists or in educating the millions of people who visit them annually should not be overlooked.
Outreach and education are components of most modern research museums and museum exhibits depict biological diversity and serve as a valuable tool for stimulating an interest in natural history as well as educating people about many things.
The natural history museum was a place to which the many youngsters who grew up with an interest in natural history could return to see specimens of animals that fascinated them. Museums shaped some people’s lives whose interests have withstood the test of time and the rigors of education, unfortunately, many building careers were detailed later in life for any of a thousand different reasons.
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| Numéro du document : |
A/BIO |
| Niveau Bibliographique : |
2 |
| Bull1 (Theme principale) : |
BIOLOGIE |
| Bull2 (Theme secondaire) : |
BIOLOGIE GENERALE |
Museums, research collections and the biodiversity challenge [texte imprimé] / Leslie J. Merhoff, Auteur . - 1996 . - p 447-465. Langues : Anglais ( eng)
| Catégories : |
SCIENCES DE LA VIE
|
| Mots-clés : |
IMPORTANCE DES MUSEES COLLECTION SCIENTIFIQUE DEFI DE LA BIODIVERSITE |
| Résumé : |
Museums are important tools for inventorying our planet’s biological diversity, second only to the discerning eyes, love of field work and innate senses of the naturalists who collect the specimens.
Specimens in museums collections may represent only a portion of the Earth’s biological diversity and inventories must be conducted , specimens collected, identified and named as well as classified. So the current museum backlog must be processed if we are going to have a complete understanding of biodiversity. There are daunting tasks ahead for natural history museums, research collections and the curators, systematists and staff who are responsible for them.
There are two types of natural history museums . To most biologists, the word “museum” means research collections and museums are the subject of this chapter. The kind of natural history museum with which most people are familiar, however, emphasizes public exhibits. The importance of this kind of natural history museum in inspiring young naturalists or in educating the millions of people who visit them annually should not be overlooked.
Outreach and education are components of most modern research museums and museum exhibits depict biological diversity and serve as a valuable tool for stimulating an interest in natural history as well as educating people about many things.
The natural history museum was a place to which the many youngsters who grew up with an interest in natural history could return to see specimens of animals that fascinated them. Museums shaped some people’s lives whose interests have withstood the test of time and the rigors of education, unfortunately, many building careers were detailed later in life for any of a thousand different reasons.
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| Numéro du document : |
A/BIO |
| Niveau Bibliographique : |
2 |
| Bull1 (Theme principale) : |
BIOLOGIE |
| Bull2 (Theme secondaire) : |
BIOLOGIE GENERALE |
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