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Towards a global list of accepted species II. Consequences of inadequate taxonomic list governance
- Source :
- Organisms Diversity & Evolution. 21:623-630
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2021.
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Abstract
- Species lists are widely used in legislation and regulation to manage and conserve biodiversity. In this paper, we explore the issues caused by the lack of an adequately governed and universally accepted list of the world’s species. These include lack of quality control, duplicated effort, conflicts of interest, lack of currency, and confusion in the scientific use of taxonomic information. If species lists are to fulfill their role efficiently, then the governance systems underlying their creation must keep pace. Fortunately, modernization of species list governance is now possible as a result of advances in biodiversity informatics and two decades of experience working to create the backbone of a global species list.
- Subjects :
- Evolutionary Biology
Science & Technology
Global species lists
Nomenclature
business.industry
Corporate governance
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Biodiversity
Legislation
Biodiversity informatics
Biology
Public relations
Modernization theory
Pest management
Currency
Medicine
Quality (business)
business
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Zoology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Taxonomy
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Pace
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Details
- ISSN :
- 16181077 and 14396092
- Volume :
- 21
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Organisms Diversity & Evolution
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....704e0bfabe5e9e6c9ce2dd4bc77b586a
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s13127-021-00518-8