Project overview

Without taxonomy, ecological research is unthinkable

Impacts of taxonomic reclassifications

Key aspects of ecology, from understanding biodiversity to identifying conservation targets, depend on how organisms are classified. For ecologists, the importance of taxonomy is therefore undisputed. Yet most sub-disciplines of ecology, including macroecology, treat the taxonomic classification of organisms as static, while in reality it is dynamic and subject to periodic change.

TAXON-TIME aims to bridge the gap between taxonomy and macroecology. The project will scrutinize 250 years of botanical explorations in African and Amazonian rainforests and analyse the impacts of taxonomic reclassifications on the macroecological patterns of tree species.

The project relies on methods of data-intensive research to integrate massive volume of digital data of historical species discoveries and reclassifications.

Without taxonomy, ecological research is unthinkable

Key aspects of ecology, from understanding biodiversity to identifying conservation targets, depend on how organisms are classified. For ecologists, the importance of taxonomy is therefore undisputed. Yet most sub-disciplines of ecology, including macroecology, treat the taxonomic classification of organisms as static, while in reality it is dynamic and subject to periodic change.

TAXON-TIME aims to bridge the gap between taxonomy and macroecology. The project will scrutinize 250 years of botanical explorations in African and Amazonian rainforests and analyse the impacts of taxonomic reclassifications on the macroecological patterns of tree species.

The project relies on methods of data-intensive research to integrate massive volume of digital data of historical species discoveries and reclassifications.

CONTACT

+352 621 792 551

juliana.stropp@gmail.com

Collaborate in research

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

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