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Taxonomists are an endangered species

The ability and expertise to recognize species and biodiversity is fundamental for their conservation, but the specialists of species are becoming a rare species themselves. How can we strengthen the taxonomic expertise in Switzerland? Listen to an interview of the president of the Swiss Systematics Society on the subjet of species knowledge.

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  • Systematics