Past Studies Table

a

includes non-US institutions

b

indicates replies only

c

includes US and Canadian collections

d

not cumulative

e

value not reported at institution level

e
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2,167
no
>120
no
5,064a
no
210
no
n/a
n/a
20
yes
254b
no
58
no
56
no
56
65
102
no
600
no
464
no
30,827 no
115b
65
c
46
no
1373b
no
1
18
n/ad
no
63
no
158
no
125
100
1
no
1
13,000
n/a
1,101
12,000 no

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In
di

Survey
American Association of Museums (1992)
American Geological Institute (2002)
American Museum of Natural Histoy (2003)
American Zoo and Aquarium Association (2006)
Cleevely (1983)
Conference of Directors of Systematic Collections (1971)
Cullen (2000)
Cummings, Oleinik and Slapcinsky (2000)
Dessauer and Hafner (1984)
Edwards and Grotta (1976)
Eiseman and Haga (1999)
Glenister et al (1977)
Hafner et al (1997)
Heritage Health Index (2005)
Langston et al (1972)
Miller (1991)
National Center for Educational Statistics (1982)
National Collections Program (2001)
National Research Council (2002)
Peterson et al (1994)
Poss and Collette (1995)
Solem (1975)
USFWS (2004)
USFWS (2005)
Wake et al (1975)
Wilson (1996)

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ns

Table 1. Summary of past scientific collection surveys, indicating the number of institutions or individuals surveyed, content
included in survey (see above for descriptions), and the response rate.

yes
no
no
no
no
yes
yes
no
no
no
yes
no
no
yes
no
no
yes
no
yes
yes
no
no
yes
no
no
yes

yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes

yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes

no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no

yes
yes
no
no
no
yes
yes
no
yes
yes
no
yes
yes
no
yes
yes
yes
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
no

yes
yes
yes
yes
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
noe
noe
yes

yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes

no
no
no
no
no
yes
no
no
no
yes
no
no
yes
yes
no
yes
no
no
yes
no
no
no
no
yes
no
no

no
no
no
no
no
yes
yes
no
yes
yes
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
no
yes
no
yes
yes
no
yes
yes
no

no
yes
no
no
no
yes
yes
no
yes
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
no

yes
no
no
no
no
yes
yes
no
no
yes
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
no
no
no
no
no
no
yes
no
no

yes
no
no
no
no
yes
yes
no
yes
yes
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
no
yes
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
no
no

yes
no
no
no
yes
yes
yes
no
yes
no
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
no
no
yes
no

80%
no
no
n/a
n/a
100%
no
n/a
n/a
88%
n/a
56%
59%
24%
72%
no
94%
n/a
no
n/a
75%
36%
n/a
n/a
no
no