KWP Lepidoptera Collection (Arctos)

Description :

 Kenelm W. Philip Lepidoptera collection,includes the Alaska Lepidoptera Survey (ALS) collection. ALS was a citizen science initiative lead by Dr. Philip that was active from 1970 to 2014 and included over 600 people. 90% of the KWP pinned collection (~43,200 specimens) will be transferred to the NMNH in August 2018.

Link GBIF portal : https://www.gbif.org/dataset/8539cd0e-f762-11e1-a439-00145eb45e9a

Project :
Title : KWP and ALS data
Abstract : In 1970, Dr. Philip established the Alaska Lepidoptera Survey, which would become the largest and longest running citizen science project in Alaska’s history. Based out of his private laboratory in Fairbanks, Dr. Philip mailed collecting kits along with a collapsible net and instructions to over 600 volunteers who promised to collect and send him specimens. The kits included ‘Station Sheets’, a template form to document the habitat in any locality where specimens were collected. Dr. Philip solicited help through the radio, public speeches and newspaper articles that ran statewide. These ALS specimens were combined with Dr. Philip's own specimens in the KWP collection.
Funding : Funding and logistical support for the Alaska Lepidoptera Survey was obtained through the Smithsonian, the University of Alaska Fairbanks Institute of Arctic Biology, the National Park Service, the National Geographic Society, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game and the Alaska Department of Transportation. Funding for the digitization of the KWP collection was also provided by the National Science Foundation.
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Le jeu de données diffusé est issu d'un traitement automatique appliqué sur les données issues du GBIF. Les règles de l'INPN et plus globalement du SINP (en termes de périmètre et de contrôle sur les données) peuvent impliquer que l'ensemble des données du jeu source ne soit pas restitué dans le SINP.
 The disseminated dataset stems from an automatic treatment applied to data coming from GBIF. INPN rules, and more generally SINP rules (in terms of perimeter and data quality controls) may imply that the whole of the source dataset might not be provided on the SINP platform. 

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First diffusion : 26/09/2019 

Last update : 30/11/2023