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COMPACTORIZATION IN HERBARIA: PLANNING FACTORS AND FOUR CASE STUDIES
Author(s) -
Touw Mia,
Kores Paul
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
taxon
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1996-8175
pISSN - 0040-0262
DOI - 10.2307/1221168
Subject(s) - herbarium , space (punctuation) , computer science , biology , ecology , operating system
Summary Compactors using open shelving and taking advantage of all available vertical space can allow specimens to be stored at significantly higher densities than in immobile systems. Space gain, however, is not automatic with compactors, and there is no substitute for careful consideration of local conditions and needs.