A digital reference collection for aquatic macroinvertebrates of North America
Aquatic invertebrates are a key component of freshwater ecosystems, and understanding aquatic invertebrate taxonomy is a cornerstone of freshwater science. Physical reference collections of expertly identified voucher specimens are the ‘gold-standard’ used to confirm specimen identifications. However, most biologists lack access to such collections, which themselves tend to be highly regionalized and somewhat limited in terms of taxonomic scope. The North American Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Digital Reference Collection (NAAMDRC; https://sciencebase.usgs.gov/naamdrc) was developed by the US Geological Survey (USGS) to overcome these limitations of physical collections. NAAMDRC provides users with public-domain, high-quality digital photographs to help verify specimen identifications.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Title | A digital reference collection for aquatic macroinvertebrates of North America |
| DOI | 10.1086/694539 |
| Authors | David Walters, Morgan A Ford, Robert E. Zuellig |
| Publication Type | Article |
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Series Title | Freshwater Science |
| Index ID | 70190715 |
| Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
| USGS Organization | Fort Collins Science Center |