Can we name Earth's species before they go extinct?
Some people despair that most species will go extinct before they are discovered. However,
such worries result from overestimates of how many species may exist, beliefs that the …
such worries result from overestimates of how many species may exist, beliefs that the …
Problematising accounting for biodiversity
MJ Jones, JF Solomon - Accounting, Auditing & Accountability …, 2013 - emerald.com
Purpose–This paper seeks to problematise “accounting for biodiversity” and to provide a
framework for analysing and understanding the role of accounting in preserving and …
framework for analysing and understanding the role of accounting in preserving and …
Integrated extinction accounting and accountability: building an ark
Purpose We are currently experiencing what is often called the sixth period of mass
extinction on planet Earth, caused undoubtedly by the impact of human activities and …
extinction on planet Earth, caused undoubtedly by the impact of human activities and …
[HTML][HTML] The next generation of natural history collections
DE Schindel, JA Cook - PLoS Biology, 2018 - journals.plos.org
The last 50 years have witnessed rapid changes in the ways that natural history specimens
are collected, preserved, analyzed, and documented. Those changes have produced …
are collected, preserved, analyzed, and documented. Those changes have produced …
[HTML][HTML] The encyclopedia of life v2: providing global access to knowledge about life on earth
Abstract The Encyclopedia of Life (EOL, http://eol. org) aims to provide unprecedented
global access to a broad range of information about life on Earth. It currently contains 3.5 …
global access to a broad range of information about life on Earth. It currently contains 3.5 …
Biodiversity data should be published, cited, and peer reviewed
Concerns over data quality impede the use of public biodiversity databases and subsequent
benefits to society. Data publication could follow the well-established publication process …
benefits to society. Data publication could follow the well-established publication process …
iTaxoTools 0.1: Kickstarting a specimen-based software toolkit for taxonomists
M Vences, A Miralles, S Brouillet, J Ducasse… - BioRxiv, 2021 - biorxiv.org
While powerful and user-friendly software suites exist for phylogenetics, and an impressive
cybertaxomic infrastructure of online species databases has been set up in the past two …
cybertaxomic infrastructure of online species databases has been set up in the past two …
Soup to tree: the phylogeny of beetles inferred by mitochondrial metagenomics of a Bornean rainforest sample
A Crampton-Platt, MJTN Timmermans… - Molecular biology …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
In spite of the growth of molecular ecology, systematics and next-generation sequencing, the
discovery and analysis of diversity is not currently integrated with building the tree-of-life …
discovery and analysis of diversity is not currently integrated with building the tree-of-life …
A taxonomic monograph of Ipomoea integrated across phylogenetic scales
P Muñoz-Rodríguez, T Carruthers, JRI Wood… - Nature plants, 2019 - nature.com
Taxonomic monographs have the potential to make a unique contribution to the
understanding of global biodiversity. However, such studies, now rare, are often considered …
understanding of global biodiversity. However, such studies, now rare, are often considered …
[HTML][HTML] New Metrics for Comparison of Taxonomies Reveal Striking Discrepancies among Species Delimitation Methods in Madascincus Lizards
A Miralles, M Vences - PLoS One, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Delimiting and describing species is fundamental to numerous biological disciplines such as
evolution, macroecology, and conservation. Delimiting species as independent evolutionary …
evolution, macroecology, and conservation. Delimiting species as independent evolutionary …