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Why are taxonomists often regarded as second class citizens? a misclassification that threatens the basic infrastructure of biodiversity
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Pat Hutchings
Pat Hutchings
Australian Museum, 6, College Street, Sydney NSW 2010
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Pat Hutchings, 2013. "Why are taxonomists often regarded as second class citizens? a misclassification that threatens the basic infrastructure of biodiversity", Grumpy Scientists: The Ecological Conscience of a Nation, Daniel Lunney, Pat Hutchings, Harry Recher
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Systematics is fundamental to biology, one must know what one is studying, otherwise how can they be conserved. A discussion is provided on the declining systematic base here in Australia. This is because as the population of Australian systematists ages and becomes grey they are not being replaced. Some comments are provided as to how this trend may be reversed.
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