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<p>The origins of scientific nature collections in Wielkopolska (Western Poland) date back to the seventeenth century. Their development was repeatedly disrupted by major events, including two world wars fought in Poland in the twentieth century. The rescued historical collections as well as specimens of algae, plants, fungi and animals systematically collected after 1945 are now stored under optimal conditions at the Faculty of Biology of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (FBAMU). The current collections include approximately 2.2 million pre-catalogued objects that document not only the biodiversity of Wielkopolska and Poland but also that of many regions of the world on all continents. Specimens included in the FBAMU are used extensively in taxonomic, biogeographic, phylogenetic, ecological and genetic studies. The collections also have significant educational value and help disseminate knowledge about biodiversity.</p>
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The origins of scientific nature collections in Wielkopolska (Western Poland) date back to the seventeenth century. Their development was repeatedly disrupted by major events, including two world wars fought in Poland in the twentieth century. The rescued historical collections as well as specimens of algae, plants, fungi and animals systematically collected after 1945 are now stored under optimal conditions at the Faculty of Biology of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (FBAMU). The current collections include approximately 2.2 million pre-catalogued objects that document not only the biodiversity of Wielkopolska and Poland but also that of many regions of the world on all continents. Specimens included in the FBAMU are used extensively in taxonomic, biogeographic, phylogenetic, ecological and genetic studies. The collections also have significant educational value and help disseminate knowledge about biodiversity.

The natural history collections of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (Poland): an outline of their history and content

Department of Systematic and Environmental Botany

Biodiversity Research and Conservation

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The origins of scientific nature collections in Wielkopolska (Western Poland) date back to the seventeenth century. Their development was repeatedly disrupted...

The natural history collections of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (Poland): an outline of their history and content

Data publikacji: 11 lis 2022

Zakres stron: 1 - 22

Otrzymano: 01 lut 2022

Przyjęty: 31 mar 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/biorc-2022-0003

Słowa kluczowe
biodiversity collections, past and present, Wielkopolska region, Central Europe

© 2022 Bogdan Jackowiak et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The natural history collections of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (Poland): an outline of their history and content

Data publikacji: 11 lis 2022

Zakres stron: 1 - 22

Otrzymano: 01 lut 2022

Przyjęty: 31 mar 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/biorc-2022-0003

Słowa kluczowebiodiversity collections, past and present, Wielkopolska region, Central Europe

© 2022 Bogdan Jackowiak et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Słowa kluczowe
biodiversity collections, past and present, Wielkopolska region, Central Europe