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Marine macrophytes collection facility

CONTACT
Coordinates 43.29236346203756, 5.359133426541125
Contact name Thierry Thibaut
CIVIS Label No
Acronym MACROPHYTES
Scientific domain

LS8_13 - Marine biology and ecology - Environmental Biology, Ecology and Evolution


Keywords

Herbarium


 

Collection


 

Algae


 

marine ecology


Partner institution

Aix-Marseille Université


Website No
Technical staff available No
Remote access details MACROPHYTES is open to scientific communities of both the academic and private sectors, upon request. Access provision is guaranteed after the signature of a specific charter.
Remote access available No
Open to external users No
Equipment MACROPHYTES provides the following services: -an access to the reference Herbarium -an access to old and very rare scientific associated documentation, -to perform GIS analyses, -specific training on algal species identification.
Open access to updated information database No
Online booking system details None.
Online booking system available No
Description MACROPHYTES gathers a unique collection of marine macrophytes, a reference library and the associated database. The collection is the third largest in France, with more than 40,000 specimens from the 19th to 21st centuries and indexed at a global level (HCOM) since June 2009. The facility encourages and enables the preservation and enjoyment of cultural and scientific heritage (e.g., historical collections, books and dried specimens) and is used as a first-class reference collection. The collections are being digitized through the national « e-recolnat » project under the lead of the MNHN in Paris.