Tracing taxonomic knowledge through time
The TAXON-TIME project seeks to scrutinize taxonomic effort across the 250 years of botanical explorations of African and Amazonian trees
Tracing taxonomic knowledge through time
The TAXON-TIME project seeks to scrutinize taxonomic effort across the 250 years of botanical explorations of African and Amazonian trees
TAXON-TIME has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant [Call: H2020-MSCA-IF-2018; number: 843234].
Tracing taxonomic knoweledge through time
The TAXON-TIME project analyses the history of botanical explorations of African and Amazonian trees.
The tree floras of the African and Amazonian rainforests are incredibly rich. Centuries of botanical exploration have revealed more than 2,000 unique tree species for Africa and more than 6,000 for Amazonia.
As botanical exploration continues, new plant species are discovered almost at weekly basis.
These new discoveries are not at random. The number of newly described species varies enormously across regions and taxa.
Several factors, from species characteristics to research practices and funding can determine which species are discovered and where they are found. Such factors can also determine the likelihood of taxonomic reclassifications and thus impact our knowledge about the number and identity of already described species.
TAXON-TIME seeks to scrutinize taxonomic effort across the 250 years of botanical explorations of African and Amazonian trees.
The project will reveal how taxonomic effort shapes our knowledge of the African and Amazonian tree flora.
TAXON-TIME will also stimulate a debate about future taxonomic research.
Tracing taxonomic knoweledge through time
The TAXON-TIME project analyses the history of botanical explorations of African and Amazonian trees.
The tree floras of the African and Amazonian rainforests are incredibly rich.
Centuries of botanical exploration have revealed more than 2,000 unique tree species for Africa and more than 6,000 for Amazonia.
As botanical exploration continues, new plant species are discovered almost at weekly basis.
These new discoveries are not at random. The number of newly described species varies enormously across regions and taxa.
Several factors, from species characteristics to research practices and funding can determine which species are discovered and where they are found. Such factors can also determine the likelihood of taxonomic reclassifications and thus impact our knowledge about the number and identity of already described species.
TAXON-TIME seeks to scrutinize taxonomic effort across the 250 years of botanical explorations of African and Amazonian trees.
The project will reveal how taxonomic effort shapes our knowledge of the African and Amazonian tree flora.
TAXON-TIME will also stimulate a debate about future taxonomic research.
TAXON-TIME has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant [Call: H2020-MSCA-IF-2018; number: 843234].
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If you are interested in this research and would like to write a Master or PhD thesis on a topic relate to the TAXON-TIME project, please contact Juliana Stropp. She would be happy to discuss how TAXON-TIME can support your work.
PHOTOS: Peter van der Sleen: Amazonia / Grégoire du Bois: Africa
LOGOTYPE: Luiz Flavio Giannotti