preparations
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Darwin Core
Term name
Definition
A list (concatenated and separated) of preparations and preservation methods for a specimen.
Apple Core
Recommendation
Recommended
Guidelines
A list (concatenated and separated by ";" or "|") of preparations and preservation methods for a specimen.
[JM: Can we standardize this list or is it too much? Do we want/need to show quantity of specimens related to record, eg., 3 slides, or slide; slide; slide, or slide (3)...? What should we do about media, eg. ETOH, Formalin, Paraffin, balsam, DNA buffer...]
Controlled vocabulary
N/A [KCP: or should there be a standardized list?]
Usage examples
[KCP: is this a list of examples or should that be listed under the Guidelines?]
| Preparation | Definition |
|---|---|
| Dried on sheet | Specimen mounted on standard herbarium sheet |
| Dried in packet | Specimen Placed in packet |
| Fruit dried | Fruit... |
| Fruit wet | Fruit in liquid media, eg., ETOH, ETOH and Glycol... |
| Flowers wet | Flowers in liquid media, eg., ETOH, ETOH and Glycol... |
| Wood dried | Wood... |
| Slide | Mounted on slide in various media |
| DNA extract | DNA extract from specimen |
Other resources
LINKS TO RESOURCES, PERHAPS WITH EXPLANATION
