Some people despair that most species will go extinct before they are discovered. However,
such worries result from overestimates of how many species may exist, beliefs that the …

The Census of Marine Life (2000–2010) was the largest global research programme on
marine biodiversity. This paper integrated the findings of reviews of major world regions by …

For almost 30 years, there have been active discussions about the taxonomic impediment
and the challenge this represents to address the current human-induced biodiversity crisis …

The science of taxonomy, albeit being fundamental for all organismic research, has been
underfunded and undervalued for about two generations. We analyze how this could …

Despite their high diversity and importance for humankind, invertebrates are often neglected
in biodiversity conservation policies. We identify seven impediments to their effective …

The preamble to the Systema Brachyurorum (Ng et al., 2008), the catalysis for this and
similar annotated checklists, began with the readers' attentions directed to previous …

A concise methodological and conceptual overview of the present state of phytosociology,
100 years after its foundation, is presented. The fullness of phytosociology as a …

Deep-sea sediments represent the largest but least known ecosystem on earth. With
increasing anthropogenic pressure, it is now a matter of urgency to improve our …

Background Decapods are the most recognizable of all crustaceans and comprise a
dominant group of benthic invertebrates of the continental shelf and slope, including many …

The widespread view of taxonomy as an essentially retrogressive and outmoded science
unable to cope with the current biodiversity crisis stimulated us to analyze the current status …