陆生脊椎动物的博物馆标本是人类世环境变化的敏感指示物。
Museum specimens of terrestrial vertebrates are sensitive indicators of environmental change in the Anthropocene.
机构信息
Museum of Comparative Zoology and Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
Museum of Southwestern Biology & Biology Department, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA.
出版信息
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2018 Nov 19;374(1763):20170387. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2017.0387.
Natural history museums and the specimen collections they curate are vital scientific infrastructure, a fact as true today as it was when biologists began collecting and preserving specimens over 200 years ago. The importance of museum specimens in studies of taxonomy, systematics, ecology and evolutionary biology is evidenced by a rich and abundant literature, yet creative and novel uses of specimens are constantly broadening the impact of natural history collections on biodiversity science and global sustainability. Excellent examples of the critical importance of specimens come from their use in documenting the consequences of environmental change, which is particularly relevant considering the alarming rate at which we now modify our planet in the Anthropocene. In this review, we highlight the important role of bird, mammal and amphibian specimens in documenting the Anthropocene and provide examples that underscore the need for continued collection of museum specimens.This article is part of the theme issue 'Biological collections for understanding biodiversity in the Anthropocene'.
自然历史博物馆及其收藏的标本是至关重要的科学基础设施，这一事实与 200 多年前生物学家开始收集和保存标本时一样真实。博物馆标本在分类学、系统学、生态学和进化生物学研究中的重要性在丰富而充足的文献中得到了证明，但标本的创造性和新颖用途不断拓宽了自然历史收藏对生物多样性科学和全球可持续性的影响。标本的重要性的极好例子来自于它们在记录环境变化后果方面的应用，考虑到我们现在以人类世为背景以惊人的速度改变我们的星球，这一点尤其相关。在这篇综述中，我们强调了鸟类、哺乳动物和两栖动物标本在记录人类世方面的重要作用，并提供了一些例子，强调了继续收集博物馆标本的必要性。本文是主题为“生物收藏在人类世理解生物多样性”的一部分。
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