 How are changes in distribution patterns of lichens and bryophytes over time correlated with man-made environmental changes?  How accurately can we predict where specific species can be found using existing herbarium data?

 16 digitization centers (collaborators)  > 60 non-governmental US herbaria (95%)  ~ 2.3 million specimens (90%) ▪ 900,000 lichens ▪ 1.4 million bryophytes  Mobilizing existing digital records The focus of the project is specimens from Mexico, the U.S. and Canada

 Volunteers will edit and complete label data transcription  Volunteer training program  Local workshops, field courses, seminars, training  Online training, Q/A, seminars, presentations

 National Portals (Symbiota)    Search across collections  Map distributions  Create checklists, descriptions and keys  Project Website 

Unlocking a Biodiversity Resource for Understanding Biotic Interactions, Nutrient Cycling and Human Affairs

 Is fungal biodiversity significantly underestimated?  To what extent does the distribution of macrofungi affect the distribution of other organisms with which they form associations?  Will phenological patterns of macrofungal sporocarp production will be altered with climate change?  Can we use herbarium records to track fungal species of interest or concern for ecosystems and human welfare (e.g., invasive, pathogenic species?

Data to be digitized: 700,000 specimen records (combined with 600,000 previously digitized specimens for a total of 1.3 million) 70,000 specimen images 144,260 photographs of living fungi (represented in specimen collections) 26,092 fieldbook pages 355,220 field notes, spore prints

Participating Institutions:  Create preliminary records  Image  Specimen labels  Selected specimens  Photographs and drawings  Field notes, field books  Create field book records Record Creation Center (NYBG)  Provides training and support  Completes records Volunteers: Complete, edit and augment data

Citizen mycologists conduct public outreach about fungi --forays, fungus fairs, lectures, poison control --document local mycota through publications, websites and herbaria For the MaCC project, mycologists will: --serve on project advisory board --help design and use crowdsourcing application --use Portal functions to document, share work

 Two workshops for high school Biology teachers  Involve university-level student workforce in social media projects relating to the project, and fund their participation in scientific meetings