Health level of a mammal collection
The specimens deposited in a scientific collection are the physical evidence of living, as well as extinct, life forms. The physical state and the accuracy of the data and of the specimens stored in a collection may be assessed by the health level of the collection, which is represented by the coll...
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The specimens deposited in a scientific collection are the physical evidence of living, as well as extinct, life forms. The physical state and the accuracy of the data and of the specimens stored in a collection may be assessed by the health level of the collection, which is represented by the collection profile and a health index. This paper presents a practical method for assessing a mammal collection health level. This method was designed and standardized following previous works and includes 8 levels. The method was applied to the Colección Nacional de Mamíferos (CNMA),
housed at the Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, in 2011 and in 2015. The cataloged specimens were selected by a stratified random sampling in 2011 and a simple random sampling in 2015. Specimens that had not been cataloged were also assessed and selected by a stratified sampling in both years. A total of 336 specimens were evaluated in 2011 and 331 in 2015. The health index in the CNMA was 0.70 in 2015.
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| spelling | doaj-art-4d9fab53399240eaad7e1920408903572025-08-20T03:49:36ZengUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoRevista Mexicana de Biodiversidad1870-34532007-87062018-06-0189210.22201/ib.20078706e.2018.2.2339Health level of a mammal collectionVania E. Rivera-León0Yolanda Hortelano-Moncada1Fernando A. Cervantes2Colección Nacional de Mamíferos, Departamento de Zoología. Instituto de Biología, UNAMColección Nacional de Mamíferos, Departamento de Zoología. Instituto de Biología, UNAMColección Nacional de Mamíferos, Departamento de Zoología. Instituto de Biología, UNAM The specimens deposited in a scientific collection are the physical evidence of living, as well as extinct, life forms. The physical state and the accuracy of the data and of the specimens stored in a collection may be assessed by the health level of the collection, which is represented by the collection profile and a health index. This paper presents a practical method for assessing a mammal collection health level. This method was designed and standardized following previous works and includes 8 levels. The method was applied to the Colección Nacional de Mamíferos (CNMA), housed at the Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, in 2011 and in 2015. The cataloged specimens were selected by a stratified random sampling in 2011 and a simple random sampling in 2015. Specimens that had not been cataloged were also assessed and selected by a stratified sampling in both years. A total of 336 specimens were evaluated in 2011 and 331 in 2015. The health index in the CNMA was 0.70 in 2015. https://revista.ib.unam.mx/index.php/bio/article/view/2339BiodiversityCertificationBiological collectionsCuratorial standardsHealth indexHandling |
| spellingShingle | Vania E. Rivera-León Yolanda Hortelano-Moncada Fernando A. Cervantes Health level of a mammal collection Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad Biodiversity Certification Biological collections Curatorial standards Health index Handling |
| title | Health level of a mammal collection |
| title_full | Health level of a mammal collection |
| title_fullStr | Health level of a mammal collection |
| title_full_unstemmed | Health level of a mammal collection |
| title_short | Health level of a mammal collection |
| title_sort | health level of a mammal collection |
| topic | Biodiversity Certification Biological collections Curatorial standards Health index Handling |
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