A cautionary taxonomic tale

[L&L Knight <>]

Taxonomy is not just a process for lumping and splitting the species  
on twitchers' lists - See: Nicholas K. Dulvy & John D. Reynolds,  
Biodiversity: Skates on thin ice, Nature 462, 417 (26 November 2009) |  
doi:10.1038/462417a; Published online 25 November 2009
Abstract
The common skate is not at all common: this large marine fish has  
'critically endangered' status. That it turns out to be not one  
species, but two, is a sharp reminder that good taxonomy must underpin  
conservation.

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