Carpooling with ecologists, geographers and taxonomists: perceptions from conducting environmental research in tropical regions
Détails
Etat: Public
Version: Final published version
Licence: CC BY 4.0
ID Serval
serval:BIB_B8DA258E5C90
Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Titre
Carpooling with ecologists, geographers and taxonomists: perceptions from conducting environmental research in tropical regions
Périodique
Biodiversity and Conservation
ISSN
0960-3115
1572-9710
1572-9710
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
2019
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
28
Numéro
4
Pages
975-981
Langue
anglais
Résumé
Greater than 80% of species on Earth are awaiting formal description, and simultaneously, many of these species unknown to science are becoming extinct. Here we highlight the importance and benefits of collaborating and working in interdisciplinary research groups, to improve quality and efficiency of both ecological and taxonomic research. The aim of this paper is to share and critique two methods used when conducting environmental field research in taxonomically data-poor parts of the world, such as Borneo. Through discussions with geographers, ecologists and taxonomists these two methods are evaluated. We conclude with a suggested solution to push taxonomic knowledge barriers by creating inter-disciplinary communities of researchers who work together to improve taxonomic identifications.
Mots-clé
Insects, Interdisciplinary, Taxonomy, Citizen science, Field research, Tropical
Web of science
Open Access
Oui
Création de la notice
01/02/2019 14:30
Dernière modification de la notice
20/08/2019 16:26