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Direct linkPearson, David L.; Hamilton, Andrew L.; Erwin, Terry L. – BioScience, 2011
The worldwide decline in taxonomists has a broad impact on biology and society. Learning from general historical patterns of science and understanding social changes caused by growing economies, we propose changes in priorities for training taxonomists to reverse these losses. Academically trained professionals, parataxonomists (local assistants…
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