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日記です。ときどき意見や感想。

次世代に向けての昆虫学の課題

Luke, S.H., Roy, H.E., Thomas, C.D., Tilley, L.A.N., Ward, S., Watt, A. et al. (2023) Grand challenges in entomology: Priorities for action in the coming decades. Insect Conservation and Diversity, 16(2), 173–189. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12637

分類学では以下の6つが挙げられている。

1.Training for taxonomists: increase resources from Government and funding agencies for training in taxonomy, particularly in tropical regions
2.Funding for taxonomy: increase funding to support taxonomy and species descriptions, especially in regions with large proportions of undescribed fauna
3.Early career development: provide opportunities for the early career development of
taxonomists, including grants to support museum conservators
4.Molecular and classical taxonomy: integrate molecular and classical taxonomy in
research and education
5.Communication: communicate the role of specimen collection and curation in entomology, to encourage a new generation to take up insect taxonomy, both professionally and at an expert amateur level

6.Museum collections: support the digitisation of museum entomology collections