Barcoding Life to Conserve Biological Diversity: Beyond the Taxonomic Imperative

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Authors

Ronnie Vernooy · International Development Research Centre

Haribabu Ejnavarzala · University of Hyderabad

Manuel Ruiz Muller

Joseph Henry Vogel · University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras

Paul D. N. Hebert · University of Guelph

David E. Schindel · Smithsonian Institution

Junko Shimura

Gregory A. C. Singer

Abstract

Barcoding scientists aspire to adhere to the objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity by promoting conservation, sustainability, and the equitable sharing of benefits arising from use of genetic resources. (Image: Juan Manuel Escalante, wwww.realitat.com)

Topics & Keywords

Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life in Land

Publication Details

Published in: PLoS Biology

Volume 8, Issue 7, pp. e1000417-e1000417

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1000417

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