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Towards a global list of accepted species II. Consequences of inadequate taxonomic list governance

Authors :
Donald Hobern
Mark J. Costello
Haylee Weaver
Stephen T. Garnett
Stijn Conix
Peter Paul van Dijk
Richard L. Pyle
Kevin R. Thiele
Les Christidis
Svetlana Nikolaeva
Frank E. Zachos
Zhi-Qiang Zhang
Scott Thomson
Source :
Organisms Diversity & Evolution. 21:623-630
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2021.

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.

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