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Biodiversity Heritage Library - Program news and collection highlights from BHL

All posts from August 2017

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Artist Kumataro Ito Aboard the USS Albatross

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In 1907, the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries—now known as NOAA Fisheries or the National Marine Fisheries Service—embarked on a 2 ½ year research trip to the Philippine and neighboring islands. Of the many research trips conducted on their steamer the USS Albatross, the Philippine expedition resulted in a staggering estimate of 490,000 specimens turned over to the U.S. National Museum, what is now the National Museum of Natural History.

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August 31, 2017byAdriana Marroquin
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The Final Contribution of Sir William Jardine, Scottish Ornithologist

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As was the case for many of his contemporaries, Sir William Jardine, 7th Baronet of Applegarth, was a man of many talents.
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August 24, 2017byKelsey Manahan
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The Delaware Museum of Natural History

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For over 40 years, the Delaware Museum of Natural History (DMNH) has promoted the study of nature, investigated the planet’s flora and fauna, and educated the public with its world-class collections, which are particularly rich in mollusks and birds (DMNH’s collection of bird eggs is the second-largest in North America). Founded in 1957, the museum began as an idea in the mind of John duPont, heir to the DuPont Chemical fortune.

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August 17, 2017byPatrick Randall
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Ex. Ex. Marks the Spot: bringing together primary and secondary sources on the United States South Seas Exploring Expedition of 1838-1842

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The United States South Seas Exploring Expedition of 1838-1842 was authorized by Congress in 1836 to observe the Pacific Ocean and South Seas. The four-year voyage — also referred to as the Wilkes Expedition or Ex. Ex. for shorthand — covered an expansive geographic region, including the Pacific Northwest, Fiji Islands, and South America. The expedition was under the command of Lieutenant Charles Wilkes of the Unites States Navy, and the resulting collection is thought to be one of the largest early natural history collections, weighing in at an estimated 40 tons. The collection was transferred to the Smithsonian Institution in 1857 and established what would eventually become the National Museum of Natural History.
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August 10, 2017byAdriana Marroquin
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Report on the XIX International Botanical Congress, Shenzhen, China, July 2017

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Along with BHL Program Manager Carolyn Sheffield, I represented BHL as a delegate to the XIX International Botanical Congress in Shenzhen, China. Held during the week of 24-28 July 2017, the Congress (which is held every five years) drew over 6,000 botanists from around the world. The Congress provided an excellent opportunity to catch up with colleagues from around the world and learn about some of the latest botanical research.

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August 9, 2017byMartin R. Kalfatovic
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Update re: Internet Archive Outage 8/4/2017.

UPDATE: Internet Archive is back online. Page images are now correctly displaying in BHL. If you experience continued issues, please submit feedback.Thank you for your patience!—————————————————————Internet Archive is experiencing an outage on 4 August 2017. As a result, page images are not displaying in BHL. We apologize for the inconvenience, and we will update this post and social media as the status changes. Thank you for your patience and #StayTuned.
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August 4, 2017byMichelle Strizever
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Deconstructing Ecological Mirages with Help from Historic Literature

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Within South America’s coastal ecosystems, vast expanses of subtropical and temperate salt marshes are dominated by an iconic species, the smooth salt marsh cordgrass Spartina alterniflora. This species is an important ecological engineer, providing habitats for a wide range of species and shaping the environmental evolution of many coastal ecosystems worldwide. S. alterniflora is considered native to a wide latitude of the Atlantic coastline from Canada to Argentina, and the Patagonian salt marshes that it dominates are deemed pristine native ecosystems. However, according to Dr.
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August 3, 2017byGrace Costantino
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