Open AccessChanges in plant collection practices from the 16th to 21st centuries: implications for the use of herbarium specimens in global change research
Author(s) -
Mikhail V. Kozlov,
I. V. Sokolova,
Vitali Zverev,
Elena L. Zvereva
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
annals of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.567
H-Index - 176
eISSN - 1095-8290
pISSN - 0305-7364
DOI - 10.1093/aob/mcab016
Subject(s) - herbarium , biology , botany , ecology
Herbaria were recently advertised as reliable sources of information regarding historical changes in plant traits and biotic interactions. To justify the use of herbaria in global change research, we asked whether the characteristics of herbarium specimens have changed during the past centuries and whether these changes were due to shifts in plant collection practices.
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