Content tagged "parataxonomy"
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Posted by Robin Kazmier S.M., Science Writing, 2017
Topics: biodiversity, conservation, Costa Rica, parataxonomy, taxonomyThe Parataxonomist Revolution: How a Group of Rural Costa Ricans Discovered 10,000 New Species
Hiring local people, rather than students or academics, as permanent field researchers upset traditional research structures, but has paid off for science and for local communities.