Why taxonomists and ecologists are not, but should be, carpooling?

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1831-1836

  Halme, Panu ^a   Kuusela, Saija ^b   Juslén, Aino ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Conservation biology; Funding agencies; Research funding; Systematics; Taxonomic impediment

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION GENETICS; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FINANCIAL PROVISION; NATURE CONSERVATION; POLICY MAKING; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUSTAINABILITY; TAXONOMY;

EID: 84931567193     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-015-0899-3     Document Type: Article

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