Enlighten the Marvels: a new journal dedicated to natural history museums, collections and their role in interpreting a changing world

2024/11/27 by Franco Andreone, Shelley James, Shuqiang Li +3 · 1 voice · 2 citations
Environmental Science · Psychology · #Species Distribution and Climate Change #Conservation, Ecology, Wildlife Education #Animal and Plant Science Education

paper · pdf · doi:10.3897/nhcm.1.142018

Abstract

This editorial celebrates the launch of the journal Natural History Collections and Museomics and outlines its primary goals: to serve as a platform for exploring the roles and functions of natural history museums, addressing their opportunities and challenges, and investigating the applications of the scientific collections they curate. The collections and their associated skilled workforce serve as powerful means to study global diversity and, crucially, foster its knowledge, description, conservation, and potential.

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• Hello Bluesky 👋 Natural History Collections and Museomics has launched with its inaugural editorial! Read it here: doi.org/10.3897/nhcm... Learn more about the launch on the @pensoft.bsky.social b [bsky, 23 points, 0 comments]

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