Challenges for the future of taxonomy: talents, databases and knowledge growth
Charles Oliver Coleman, Adriana Radulovici
Abstract
In this essay we want to shed some light on selected subjects of taxonomy that we think are worth looking at: the problems of the taxonomic workforce, the taxonomic knowledge growth based on the use of databases and web-portals and some suggestions for quality improvements in molecular databases for the benefit of the scientific community, conservation practitioners, regulators, policy-makers and citizen-scientists.
Topics & Concepts
Taxonomy (biology)WorkforceKnowledge managementData scienceWorld Wide WebPolitical scienceComputer scienceEcologyBiologyLawSpecies Distribution and Climate ChangeGenetic diversity and population structurePlant and animal studies