کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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4386420 | 1304565 | 2009 | 6 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
![عکس صفحه اول مقاله: The impact of taxonomic change on conservation: Does it kill, can it save, or is it just irrelevant? The impact of taxonomic change on conservation: Does it kill, can it save, or is it just irrelevant?](/preview/png/4386420.png)
The important question of taxonomy and its impact on conservation efforts was brought to general attention by Robert May in 1990 with a News and Views article in Nature entitled “Taxonomy as destiny.” Taxonomy, however, has built-in instabilities that result in name changes, raising the question of whether name changes have a consistent impact on conservation efforts. Our review investigates three possible outcomes of taxonomic change, namely a positive impact on protection efforts, a hampering impact, or no measurable impact. We address these cases with a review of the relevant literature: specifically, government and conservation agency reports, scientific papers, and the general press, as well as correspondence with biologists active in plant and animal conservation. We found no evidence of a consistent effect of taxonomic change on conservation, although splitting taxa may tend to increase protection, and name changes may have the least effect where they concern charismatic organisms.
Journal: Biological Conservation - Volume 142, Issue 12, December 2009, Pages 3201–3206