SOP #10: Collecting and Vouchering. Version 2.0. Pacific Island Network Established Invasive Plant Species Monitoring Protocol. Unpublished National Park Service Report, Pacific Island Inventory and Monitoring Network, Hawaii National Park, Hawaii.
Ainsworth A, Gross J, Akamine K. 2022. SOP #10: Collecting and Vouchering. Version 2.0. Pacific Island Network Established Invasive Plant Species Monitoring Protocol. Unpublished National Park Service Report, Pacific Island Inventory and Monitoring Network, Hawaii National Park, Hawaii.
This SOP describes how to collect voucher specimens in the process of Pacific Island Inventory and Monitoring Network (PACN I&M) Established Invasive Plant Species (EIPS) Monitoring. Having a physical voucher of a plant, especially a potentially new park record, is still the preferred method of proving an observation. Specimens should not be collected by non-staff unless the individual has the proper Scientific Research and Collecting Permit. Volunteers and inexperienced field crew members should only take photographic vouchers of any unknown species. More experienced staff may field-key or choose to voucher for expert identification, or to record a new species for the park plant list or significant range expansion for an invasive species (e.g., the first record in the park or on an island) but should also photograph the plant in situ to capture characteristics that may be lost during pressing. Contact park vegetation staff for a list of plants that lack voucher evidence of their presence in the park.
- Type
- Standard Operating Procedure
- Authors
- Ainsworth, Alison; Gross, Jacob; Akamine, Kathryn
- Date of Issue
- 2022-09-23
- Units
- AMME , HALE , HAVO , KALA , NPSA , PACN
- Keywords
- Collecting Ethics, Collecting Regulations, Curating, Curation, Established Invasive Plant Species, NPSpecies, Plant Samples, Voucher