[Taxacom] Taxonomy Anarchy

[Fred Schueler]

On 6/2/2017 1:05 PM, John Grehan wrote:

> I would endorse Scott's observation about the desirability of responding in
> ways that are relevant to the concerns of the conservationists.
> ...there should be an expression of encouragement for at least
> attempting to address what seems to be generally recognized as something
> that needs to be addressed. 

* one direct answer to the Nature paper is that all definitions of 
biodiversity extend down to the intraspecific and population levels, and 
it's only through systematics, as partially expressed in taxonomic 
classifications, that this diversity is understood and communicated. And 
at quite a basic level, having different taxonomic arrangements is at 
least a stimulus to managers to think about the relationships of 
populations, instead of assuming each named entity has some kind of 
Platonic essence.

fred.
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