Like New York, Canada Needs Taxonomists

From NatureServe US: A new report released by the Council of Canadian Academies warns of significant risks to the country’s biodiversity if there is no increased focus and investment in biodiversity science and taxonomic expertise. The report was authored by an expert...

Scientific Name Changes in the New Rare Plant Status List

The 2010 Rare Plant Status Lists contain some scientific name changes that are listed here, old name first then new name.  To see further explanations of why they were changed you can type the new name into the NY Flora Atlas.  www.atlas.nyflora.org. Some of the...

NY Times Article on Taxonomy and the Naming of Organisms

Click here to see an interesting article on taxonomy by CAROL KAESUK YOON. I like the last paragraph, copied below, which shows the value of the profession. Just find an organism, any organism, small, large, gaudy, subtle — anywhere, and they are everywhere — and get...