Journal article
Towards a global list of accepted species IV: Overcoming fragmentation in the governance of taxonomic lists
Organisms Diversity & Evolution, Vol.21(4), pp.645-655
23/01/2022
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Abstract
Governance is the act of governing or organizing, that is a system of rules, norms, or shared strategies to guide or regulate the actions of the governed. Since the initial development of Linnaean taxonomy, a diversity of approaches have been adopted for critical taxonomic decisions, introducing pluralism to taxonomic principles and resulting in disagreements about the development of species lists. These disagreements are in part a product of the fragmented governance structure that has developed for the creation of taxonomic lists. To address these challenges and achieve the goal of a single, accepted list of life on Earth, a new governance structure for the development of taxonomic lists is needed. Here, we introduce three high-level categories of governance structure—fragmentation, monocentric governance, and polycentric governance—which differ in the way decision-making power is distributed and coordinated. We then show the problems caused by the fragmented governance structure currently in place for the development of taxonomic lists and consider the potential for a new approach grounded in either monocentric or polycentric governance. Both monocentric and polycentric approaches have the potential to address the problems inherent in the existing fragmented system. Ultimately, the best governance system for taxonomic lists will be the one that the taxonomic community is prepared to accept.
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- Title
- Towards a global list of accepted species IV: Overcoming fragmentation in the governance of taxonomic lists
- Creators
- Aaron M Lien (Author) - University of ArizonaStijn Conix (Author) - Centre for Logic and Philosophy of ScienceFrank E Zachos (Author) - Natural History Museum ViennaLes Christidis (Author) - Southern Cross UniversityPeter Paul van Dijk (Author) - Global Wildlife ConservationOlaf S Banki (Author) - Naturalis Biodiversity CenterSaroj K Barik (Author) - Council of Scientific and Industrial ResearchJohn S Buckeridge (Author) - RMIT UniversityMark John Costello (Author) - University of AucklandDonald Hobern (Author) - Species 2000, CanberraNarelle Montgomery (Author) - Department of Agriculture, Water and the EnvironmentSvetlana Nikolaeva (Author) - Natural History MuseumRichard L Pyle (Author) - Bernice Pauahi Bishop MuseumKevin Thiele (Author) - Australian Academy of ScienceScott A Thomson (Author) - Chelonian Research InstituteZhi-Qiang Zhang (Author) - Manaaki Whenua – Landcare ResearchStephen T Garnett (Author) - Charles Darwin University
- Publication Details
- Organisms Diversity & Evolution, Vol.21(4), pp.645-655
- Publisher
- Springer
- Identifiers
- 991012961497002368
- Academic Unit
- School of Environment, Science and Engineering; Office of Deputy Vice Chancellor, Research
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article