Digitization protocol for scoring reproductive phenology from herbarium specimens of seed plants:

Jennifer M. Yost; Patrick W. Sweeney; Ed Gilbert; Gil Nelson; Robert Guralnick; Amanda S. Gallinat; Elizabeth R. Ellwood; Natalie Rossington; Charles G. Willis; Stanley D. Blum; Ramona L. Walls; Elspeth M. Haston; Michael W. Denslow; Constantin M. Zohner; Ashley B. Morris; Brian J. Stucky; J. Richard Carter; David G. Baxter; Kjell Bolmgren; Ellen G. Denny; Ellen Dean; Katelin D. Pearson; Charles C. Davis; Brent D. Mishler; Pamela S. Soltis; Susan J. Mazer

doi:10.1002/aps3.1022

Digitization protocol for scoring reproductive phenology from herbarium specimens of seed plants:

Jennifer M. Yost, Patrick W. Sweeney, Ed Gilbert, Gil Nelson, Robert Guralnick, Amanda S. Gallinat, Elizabeth R. Ellwood, Natalie Rossington, Charles G. Willis, Stanley D. Blum, Ramona L. Walls, Elspeth M. Haston, Michael W. Denslow, Constantin M. Zohner, Ashley B. Morris, Brian J. Stucky, J. Richard Carter, David G. Baxter, Kjell Bolmgren, Ellen G. DennyEllen Dean, Katelin D. Pearson, Charles C. Davis, Brent D. Mishler, Pamela S. Soltis, Susan J. Mazer

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Premise of the Study: Herbarium specimens provide a robust record of historical plant phenology (the timing of seasonal events such as flowering or fruiting). However, the difficulty of aggregating phenological data from specimens arises from a lack of standardized scoring methods and definitions for phenological states across the collections community. Methods and Results: To address this problem, we report on a consensus reached by an iDigBio working group of curators, researchers, and data standards experts regarding an efficient scoring protocol and a data-sharing protocol for reproductive traits available from herbarium specimens of seed plants. The phenological data sets generated can be shared via Darwin Core Archives using the Extended MeasurementOrFact extension. Conclusions: Our hope is that curators and others interested in collecting phenological trait data from specimens will use the recommendations presented here in current and future scoring efforts. New tools for scoring specimens are reviewed.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	e1022
Journal	Applications in Plant Sciences
Volume	6
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/aps3.1022
State	Published - Feb 1 2018

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This work was supported by the National Science Foundation (grants DBI-1547229 [P.S.S.], DBI-0735191 and DBI-1265383 [R.L.W.], DBI-1458550 [R.P.G.], DBI-1410087 [A.B.M.], DBI-EF1208835 [C.C.D.], DEB-1556768 [S.J.M.], DBI-1458264 [J.R.C.], and DBI-1209149 [P.W.S.]). Additional support was provided by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Sibbald Trust, and the Scottish Government. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

Funding Information:
This work was supported by the National Science Foundation (grants DBI-1547229 [P.S.S.], DBI-0735191 and DBI-1265383 [R.L.W.], DBI-1458550 [R.P.G.], DBI-1410087 [A.B.M.], DBI-EF1208835 [C.C.D.], DEB-1556768 [S.J.M.], DBI-1458264 [J.R.C.], and DBI-1209149 [P.W.S.]).

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© 2018 Yost et al. Applications in Plant Sciences is published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of the Botanical Society of America.

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Yost, J. M., Sweeney, P. W., Gilbert, E., Nelson, G., Guralnick, R., Gallinat, A. S., Ellwood, E. R., Rossington, N., Willis, C. G., Blum, S. D., Walls, R. L., Haston, E. M., Denslow, M. W., Zohner, C. M., Morris, A. B., Stucky, B. J., Carter, J. R., Baxter, D. G., Bolmgren, K., ... Mazer, S. J. (2018). Digitization protocol for scoring reproductive phenology from herbarium specimens of seed plants: Applications in Plant Sciences, 6(2), Article e1022. https://doi.org/10.1002/aps3.1022

Yost, JM, Sweeney, PW, Gilbert, E, Nelson, G, Guralnick, R, Gallinat, AS, Ellwood, ER, Rossington, N, Willis, CG, Blum, SD, Walls, RL, Haston, EM, Denslow, MW, Zohner, CM, Morris, AB, Stucky, BJ, Carter, JR, Baxter, DG, Bolmgren, K, Denny, EG, Dean, E, Pearson, KD, Davis, CC, Mishler, BD, Soltis, PS & Mazer, SJ 2018, 'Digitization protocol for scoring reproductive phenology from herbarium specimens of seed plants:', Applications in Plant Sciences, vol. 6, no. 2, e1022. https://doi.org/10.1002/aps3.1022

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