Taxonomy based on science is necessary for global conservation

• Autores: Thomson, Scott A.; Pyle, Richard L.; Ahyong, Shane T.; Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel; Ammirati, Joe; Araya, Juan Francisco; Ascher, John S.; Audisio, Tracy Lynn; Azevedo-Santos, Valter M.; Bailly, Nicolas; Baker, William J.; Balke, Michael; Barclay, Maxwell V. L.; Barrett, Russell L.; Benine, Ricardo C.; Bickerstaff, James R. M.; Bouchard, Patrice; Bour, Roger; Bourgoin, Thierry; Boyko, Christopher B.; Breure, Abraham S. H.; Brothers, Denis J.; Byng, James W.; Campbell, David; Ceríaco, Luis M. P.; Cernák, István; Cerretti, Pierfilippo; Chang, Chih-Han; Cho, Soowon; Copus, Joshua M.; Costello, Mark J.; Cseh, Andras; Csuzdi, Csaba; Culham, Alastair; DElía, Guillermo; d'Udekem d'Acoz, Cédric; Geml, József; Jayat, Jorge Pablo
• Año de publicación: 2018
• Idioma: inglés
• Tipo de recurso: artículo
• Materia: BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; SYSTEMATIC; TAXONOMY
• Institución: Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas

Taxonomy is a scientific discipline that has provided the universal naming and classification system of biodiversity for centuries and continues effectively to accommodate new knowledge. A recent publication by Garnett and Christidis (2017) expressed concerns regarding the difficulty that taxonomic changes represent for conservation efforts and proposed the establishment of a system to govern taxonomic changes. Their proposal to ?restrict the freedom of taxonomic action? through governing subcommittees that would ?review taxonomic papers for compliance? and their assertion that ?the scientific community?s failure to govern taxonomy threatens the effectiveness of global efforts to halt biodiversity loss, damages the credibility of science, and is expensive to society? are flawed in many respects. They also assert that the lack of governance of taxonomy damages conservation efforts, harms the credibility of science, and is costly to society. Despite its fairly recent release, Garnett and Christidis´ proposition has already been rejected by a number of colleagues. Herein, we contribute to the conversation between taxonomists and conservation biologists aiming to clarify some misunderstandings and issues in the proposition by Garnett and Christidis.
Fil: Thomson, Scott A.. Chelonian Research Institute;
Fil: Pyle, Richard L.. Universidade de Sao Paulo; Brasil
Fil: Ahyong, Shane T.. International Commission On Zoological Nomenclature;
Fil: Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel. Bishop Museum;
Fil: Ammirati, Joe. University Of New South Wales (unsw) Australia; Australia
Fil: Araya, Juan Francisco. International Commission On Zoological Nomenclature;
Fil: Ascher, John S.. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas. Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales; España
Fil: Audisio, Tracy Lynn. University Of Washington, Seattle;
Fil: Azevedo-Santos, Valter M.. Universidad de Atacama; Chile
Fil: Bailly, Nicolas. National University Of Singapore;
Fil: Baker, William J.. Okinawa Institute Of Science And Technology Graduate University;
Fil: Balke, Michael. Unesp-universidade Estadual Paulista;
Fil: Barclay, Maxwell V. L.. International Rice Research Institute;
Fil: Barrett, Russell L.. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew;
Fil: Benine, Ricardo C.. Zoologische Staatssammlung München;
Fil: Bickerstaff, James R. M.. Natural History Museum; Reino Unido
Fil: Bouchard, Patrice. Research School Of Biologyn National Universityn Capital Territory; Australia
Fil: Bour, Roger. Csiro National Research Collections Australian Capital Territory; Australia
Fil: Bourgoin, Thierry. Unesp-universidade Estadual Paulista;
Fil: Boyko, Christopher B.. Western Sydney University; Australia
Fil: Breure, Abraham S. H.. Agriculture Et Agroalimentaire Canada; Canadá
Fil: Brothers, Denis J.. International Commission On Zoological Nomenclature;
Fil: Byng, James W.. Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle; Francia
Fil: Campbell, David. International Commission On Zoological Nomenclature;
Fil: Ceríaco, Luis M. P.. Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle; Francia
Fil: Cernák, István. Hofstra University;
Fil: Cerretti, Pierfilippo. American Museum of Natural History; Estados Unidos
Fil: Chang, Chih-Han. Naturalis Biodiversity Center;
Fil: Cho, Soowon. Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut Voor Natuurwetenschappen;
Fil: Copus, Joshua M.. University Of Kwazulu-natal;
Fil: Costello, Mark J.. Naturalis Biodiversity Center;
Fil: Cseh, Andras. Plant Gateway Ltd.;
Fil: Csuzdi, Csaba. Gardner-webb University;
Fil: Culham, Alastair. Villanova University; Estados Unidos
Fil: DElía, Guillermo. Pannon Egyetem;
Fil: d'Udekem d'Acoz, Cédric. Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences; Bélgica
Fil: Geml, József. Naturalis Biodiversity Center; Países Bajos
Fil: Jayat, Jorge Pablo. Universidad Nacional de Chilecito. Instituto de Ambientes de Montaña y Regiones Áridas; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja. - Universidad Nacional de La Rioja. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja. - Universidad Nacional de Catamarca. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja. - Secretaría de Industria y Minería. Servicio Geológico Minero Argentino. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja. - Provincia de La Rioja. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja; Argentina