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Biological Collections

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Biological collections are sets of samples or entire organisms, properly prepared and stored for technical and scientific study, associated with a database with information relating to their taxonomic identification, origin, environment, date of registration, among others. They play a central role in the producing cycle of  information about biodiversity, serving as a repository of fundamental data for research in taxonomy and systematics, botany, zoology, ecology and related areas. The biological collections kept by the IBGE contribute to the data systematzation effort in the scope of the environment and natural resources in Brazil, supporting environmental research linked, for example, to the study of vegetation and research on the ecology of the Cerrado, developed in the Ecological Reserve of IBGE.

Herbarium is the name used to designate a collection of dehydrated plants, or part of them that are technically and scientifically prepared for comparative, historical and documentary studies of the flora of a region or country. In addition to specimens of vascular plants mounted on cardboard, called exsiccatae, herbaria can also include collections of fruits, mosses, fungi and algae, among others.

The IBGE has two herbaria: the unit located in Brasília (DF), in the IBGE Ecological Reserve (RECOR), known by the name IBGE Herbarium, and the unit in Salvador (BA), located in the city's Botanical Garden, known by the name RADAMBRASIL Herbarium. Both herbaria have been officially registered with the International Association for Plant Taxonomy – IAPT, since 1980, under the acronyms IBGE and HRB, respectively. The two herbaria are also part of the Brazilian Herbarium Network and the Index Herbariorum, where data is frequently updated.

The IBGE also maintains a collection of preserved animal samples - Zoological Collection of the IBGE Ecological Reserve - which intends to serve as reference material to support the carrying out of zoological and ecological studies in its area and in the Cerrado biome. Its collection is divided into four subcollections: Fish, Insects, Birds and Mammals.

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In-person visits to the Zoological Collection of the IBGE Ecological Reserve can be arranged by appointment, on normal business days and times, according to the availability of the team to receive visitors. The contact email is herbarioibge@ibge.gov.br.


Access on SiBBr - Brazilian Biodiversity Information System
https://collectory.sibbr.gov.br/collectory/public/show/co245?lang=pt_BR

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The IBGE Ecological Reserve Zoological Collection contains the following subcollections:

Fish subcollection - It was implemented in 1984, aiming to become a “Reference Collection” of fish from the headwaters of three large river basins in the Cerrado biome (Araguaia-Tocantins; São Francisco and Paraná). By 1994, the collection had incorporated 1,700 lots (a set of specimens collected in the same location and date) relating to around 100 species native to the aquatic ecosystems of the Federal District. Between 1996 and 1998, the collection doubled in size, incorporating material from more than 400 collection points distributed across all hydrographic units belonging to the three large river basins of the Cerrado biome, which originate in the Federal District and drain into its Surrounding Region. It currently has a collection of more than 12,000 lots and 250,000 specimens, from more than 700 collection sites in different hydrographic units in the Tocantins, São Francisco and Paraná river basins. With active exchange with the Collections of the USP Museum of Zoology - SP, Museum of the State University of Campinas - SP and NUPELIA - State University of Maringá - PR, it constitutes one of the main “reference collections” of the regional diversity of fish species.

Insect Subcollection - It has around 70,000 specimens of mounted insects. The dry specimens are stored in an air-conditioned environment, in well-sealed entomological drawers. In addition to local material, the Insect Subcollection also has specimens from collections and donations from all regions of Brazil. A large part of its collection comes from collections carried out between 1978 and 1982 at the IBGE Ecological Reserve, with Malaise traps and flight interception traps. Currently, it has been increased mainly with pollinating and herbivorous insects from the orders Hymenoptera and Coleoptera. With the exception of the specimens collected from 2017 onwards and the 183 specimens of type series - which are the specimens on which an author based the original description of the nominal taxon - (representing 33 species of Hymenoptera and Odonata), the entomological collection is not digitazed. Digitazation efforts will begin with specimens from the best-studied and represented groups in the collection, then progressing to specimens from smaller groups.

Bird Subcollection - It is made up of around 700 taxidermied individuals and eggs from 360 species and subspecies. Although most of the specimens come from collections carried out in and around the Federal District between 1970 and 1990, the Bird Subcollection also includes material from more than 140 locations in several Brazilian states, and from Colombia, Central America, North America and Japan. In the Bird Subcollection there are specimens received by donation dating from the 1920s to the 1960s, with the last collections and incorporations taking place in 1990.

Mammal Subcollection - Comprises around 250 specimens represented by skulls, stomach and intestinal contents, skeletons and skins, in addition to more than 100 footprint casts. The Mammal Subcollection is composed exclusively of species from the Cerrado, mainly from the Federal District, but also from Goiás and Minas Gerais. The first collections date from 1970 and the last from 1997.

Both the Bird and Mammal Subcollections are digitized and available for download on the Brazilian Biodiversity Information System – SiBBr page.

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