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News Release 11-136

NSF Awards Grants to Advance Digitization of Biological Collections

Funding will shed light on current "dark data," and integrate genetic, organismal, ecological information

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Researcher entering data for the butterflies and moths at the Florida Museum of Natural History.

Data-entry for the Lepidopteran (moths, butterflies) collection, Florida Museum of Natural History.

Credit: Andi Wolfe


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scientist Larry Page in the fish collection at the Florida Museum of Natural History.

Scientist Larry Page amid the fish collection at the Florida Museum of Natural History.

Credit: Jeff Gaige, Florida Museum of Natural History


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lichens on tree bark in Indiana.

Lichens on tree bark in Indiana; their distribution is strongly affected by environmental change.

Credit: Robert Lucking


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entomologist Chris Dietrich vacuming for insects in tallgrass prairie.

Entomologist Chris Dietrich 'vacuums' for insects in tallgrass prairie among corn and soybean fields.

Credit: Dmitry Dmitriev


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a flightless leafhopper found in prairies that is listed as endangered in Illinois.

A once-widespread flightless leafhopper found in prairies is now listed as endangered in Illinois.

Credit: Chris Dietrich


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a researcher collecting insects in the field.

To help advance biological collections, a researcher collects insects in the field.

Credit: Toby Schuh


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