More taxonomists describing significantly fewer species per unit effort may indicate that most species have been discovered

Syst Biol. 2013 Jul;62(4):616-24. doi: 10.1093/sysbio/syt024. Epub 2013 Apr 10.

Authors

Mark J Costello¹, Simon Wilson, Brett Houlding

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Marine Science, University of Auckland, PO Box 349, Warkworth 0941, New Zealand. mcostello@auckland.ac.nz

PMID: 23576317
DOI: 10.1093/sysbio/syt024

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Archaea / classification
Bacteria / classification
Biodiversity*
Classification / methods*
Conservation of Natural Resources
Eukaryota / classification
Insecta / classification