The Taxonomy of the Harpacticoid Copepods of the Northern Gulf of Mexico: A Taxon of Potential Importance to the Navy
Abstract
There is a crisis in taxonomy. The professionals who could identify species and describe new taxa are retiring, and their jobs are being eliminated or shifted to other disciplines. If the infrastructure of ecology, in particular, and biology generally is to be maintained, ways must be found to train new workers in taxonomy that simultaneously make them employable. It is my long-term goal to contribute to the solution of this problem. I believe that this goal can be achieved by training graduate students in oceanography to do the taxonomy of the groups they study, thus passing taxonomic skills to a new generation. A doctoral student, Lori Bouck, is being trained in this way in my laboratory.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 30, 2000
- Accession Number
- ADA609901
Entities
People
- David Thistle
Organizations
- Florida State University