Author : Quentin Wheeler
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 100091268X
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (9 download)
Book Synopsis Species, Science and Society by : Quentin Wheeler
Download or read book Species, Science and Society written by Quentin Wheeler and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-07-06 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: - presents an engaging and accessible examination of the role of systematic biology in species exploration and biodiversity conservation - clarifies misconceptions about systematic biology, reimagining it for the 21st Century - proposes an ambitious, planetary-scale project to inventory and make known every kind of plant, animal, and microbe on Earth - challenges the next and present generations of taxonomists to allow molecular data to assume it’s proper place alongside traditional data, to reembrace the fundamentally important mission of systematics - will be of great interest to those researching and working in systematics in botany and zoology, as well as professionals working in taxonomy and biodiversity conservation.