Publication: Evaluación sobre la cantidad y procedencia de especies
nuevas de animales, plantas y hongos descritas en el año
2012
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Date
2014
Authors
Zamorano, Pablo
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Murcia: Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad de Murcia
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DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.6018/analesbio.36.8
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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La revisión de 563 revistas que publican especies nuevas arrojó
5.745 referencias y 14.263 nuevas especies de animales, plantas y
hongos lo que representa un promedio de 2,48 especies por artículo. En esta recopilación no se consideraron fósiles, ni cualquier
otro nivel taxonómico por debajo de la especie. Las localidades
tipo de las especies descritas pertenecen a 185 naciones, siendo
China, Brasil y Australia las más citadas (1.829, 1.036 y 966 especies respectivamente). Si bien existen consorcios como State of
Observed Species (SOS) que recopilan cada año la cantidad de
especies nuevas, no existe un trabajo donde se muestre el aporte
de cada país a la biodiversidad mundial, lo que permitiría la detección de sesgos en las labores de conservación de la biodiversidad
y en la propia generación de conocimiento taxonómico.
ABSTRACT: The review of 563 journals publishing new species worldwide and 14,263 references showed 5,745 new species of animals, plants and fungi which represents an average of 2.48 species per paper. In this compilation fossils are not considered, nor any other taxonomic level below the species. The type localities of the newly described species belong to 185 nations, with China, Brazil and Australia as the most recorded (1,829, 1,036 and 966 species, respectively). Even if there are consortia as State of Observed Species (SOS) that collect every year the number of new species around the world, there is not a publication where each country's contribution to global biodiversity is shown, an information that would allow the detection of bias in the biodiversity conservation efforts and the generation of taxonomic knowledge itself.
ABSTRACT: The review of 563 journals publishing new species worldwide and 14,263 references showed 5,745 new species of animals, plants and fungi which represents an average of 2.48 species per paper. In this compilation fossils are not considered, nor any other taxonomic level below the species. The type localities of the newly described species belong to 185 nations, with China, Brazil and Australia as the most recorded (1,829, 1,036 and 966 species, respectively). Even if there are consortia as State of Observed Species (SOS) that collect every year the number of new species around the world, there is not a publication where each country's contribution to global biodiversity is shown, an information that would allow the detection of bias in the biodiversity conservation efforts and the generation of taxonomic knowledge itself.
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