Challenges for the Maintenance and Preservation of Zoological Collections: a Case Study of Mastozoology Collections in Minas Gerais, Brazil
Zoological collections serve as a basis for implementing public policies aimed at conserving natural environments. In Brazil, the majority of institutions that house zoological collections are university institutions, the majority of which have challenging conditions to maintain them as would be ide...
| Autores: | , , , |
|---|---|
| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2024 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP) |
| Repositorio: | Khronos |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:revistas.usp.br:article/223181 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.usp.br/khronos/article/view/223181 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | History of Science Zoological Collections Collections Maintanance Collections Preservation História da Ciência Coleções Zoológicas Manutenção de Coleções Preservação de Coleções |
| Sumario: | Zoological collections serve as a basis for implementing public policies aimed at conserving natural environments. In Brazil, the majority of institutions that house zoological collections are university institutions, the majority of which have challenging conditions to maintain them as would be ideal. The present study aims to carry out a survey of the main institutions that have zoological collections in the state of Minas Gerais and, using a questionnaire, understand what are the biggest challenges faced in maintaining the collections. The research was directed to ten institutions. From the points raised, it was observed that, in the 21st century, the lack of financing and attack by pests (e.g., fungi and moths, among others) on preserved materials are the main obstacles to institutions, followed by inadequate physical spaces for storage. of material, lack of professionals and fallen biological material. Based on the above and the data collected by the research, it is suggested that public and/or private financing are extremely important in the conservation of zoological collections in the state of Minas Gerais. |
|---|