Manejo exitoso de una inundación en el Herbario USJ de Costa Rica
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Morales Sánchez, Carlos
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En noviembre de 2007 se rompió una cañería de agua potable en la Escuela de Biología, Universidad de Costa Rica, que provocó una inundación que afectó seriamente el Herbario USJ. Aquí comento las lecciones aprendidas y las claves del rescate exitoso de todos los especímenes montados, que estuvieron húmedos incluso más de una semana.
In November 2007 the break of a drink-water pipeline at the Biology Department, University of Costa Rica caused a flood in the USJ Herbarium and severely damaged many specimens that stayed wet for more than one week. Here I report on the actions that were taken to rescue and restore all the mounted and catalogued specimens that were damaged, and discuss several lessons that were learned from this incident.
In November 2007 the break of a drink-water pipeline at the Biology Department, University of Costa Rica caused a flood in the USJ Herbarium and severely damaged many specimens that stayed wet for more than one week. Here I report on the actions that were taken to rescue and restore all the mounted and catalogued specimens that were damaged, and discuss several lessons that were learned from this incident.
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El artículo extenso en español se publicó solo en formato digital. La revista impresa incluye una versión resumida en inglés: (“Special article”) Successful management of water damage caused by a flood in the USJ Herbarium of Costa Rica. Cuadernos de Investigación UNED 52(2), 181-184.
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Protección de colecciones científicas, Seguridad en herbarios, Inundación, Herbario USJ, Reparación de especímenes, Costa Rica, Protection of scientific collections, Herbarium security, Flooding, USJ-Herbarium, Specimen restoration