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Impacts of taxonomic inertia for the conservation of African ungulate diversity: an overview
Biological Reviews ( IF 10.0 ) Pub Date : 2017-04-21 , DOI: 10.1111/brv.12335
Spartaco Gippoliti 1 , Fenton P. D. Cotterill 2 , Dietmar Zinner 3 , Colin P. Groves 4
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We review the state of African ungulate taxonomy over the last 120 years, with an emphasis on the introduction of the polytypic species concept and the discipline's general neglect since the middle of the 20th century. We single out negative consequences of ‘orthodox’ taxonomy, highlighting numerous cases of neglect of threatened lineages, unsound translocations that led to lineage introgression, and cases of maladaptation to local conditions including parasitic infections. Additionally, several captive breeding programmes have been hampered by chromosome rearrangements caused by involuntary lineage mixing. We advocate that specimen‐based taxonomy should regain its keystone role in mammal research and conservation biology, with its scientific values augmented with genomic evidence. While integration with molecular biology, ecology and behaviour is needed for a full understanding of ungulate alpha diversity, we stress that morphological diversity has been neglected despite its tremendous practical importance for some groups of ‘utilizers’ such as trophy hunters, wildlife tourists and conservationists. We conclude that there is no evidence that purported ‘taxonomic inflation’ has adverse effects on ungulate conservation: rather, it is taxonomic inertia that has such adverse effects. We stress that sound science, founded on robust taxonomy, should underpin effective sustainable management (hunting, ranching, captive breeding and reintroduction programmes) of this unique African natural resource.

中文翻译:

分类惯性对保护非洲有蹄类动物多样性的影响:概述

我们回顾了过去 120 年来非洲有蹄类动物分类学的状况,重点介绍了多型物种概念的引入以及自 20 世纪中叶以来该学科的普遍忽视。我们挑出了“正统”分类法的负面影响,强调了许多忽视受威胁谱系的案例,导致谱系渗入的不健全易位,以及对当地条件(包括寄生虫感染)不适应的案例。此外,一些圈养育种计划因非自愿谱系混合引起的染色体重排而受到阻碍。我们主张基于标本的分类学应该重新获得其在哺乳动物研究和保护生物学中的关键作用,其科学价值与基因组证据相结合。在与分子生物学结合的同时,生态和行为是全面了解有蹄类动物 alpha 多样性所必需的,我们强调,尽管形态多样性对某些“利用者”群体(如战利品猎人、野生动物游客和保护主义者)具有巨大的实际重要性,但它却被忽视了。我们得出的结论是,没有证据表明所谓的“分类膨胀”对有蹄类动物的保护有不利影响:相反,正是分类惰性产生了这种不利影响。我们强调,建立在强大分类学基础上的健全科学应支持对这一独特的非洲自然资源进行有效的可持续管理(狩猎、牧场、圈养繁殖和重新引入计划)。我们强调,尽管形态多样性对某些“利用者”群体(如战利品猎人、野生动物游客和保护主义者)具有巨大的实际意义,但它却被忽视了。我们得出的结论是,没有证据表明所谓的“分类膨胀”对有蹄类动物的保护有不利影响:相反,正是分类惰性产生了这种不利影响。我们强调,建立在强大分类学基础上的健全科学应支持对这一独特的非洲自然资源进行有效的可持续管理(狩猎、牧场、圈养繁殖和重新引入计划)。我们强调,尽管形态多样性对某些“利用者”群体(如战利品猎人、野生动物游客和保护主义者)具有巨大的实际意义,但它却被忽视了。我们得出的结论是,没有证据表明所谓的“分类膨胀”对有蹄类动物的保护有不利影响:相反,正是分类惰性产生了这种不利影响。我们强调,建立在强大分类学基础上的健全科学应支持对这一独特的非洲自然资源进行有效的可持续管理(狩猎、牧场、圈养繁殖和重新引入计划)。正是分类惰性产生了这种不利影响。我们强调,建立在强大分类学基础上的健全科学应支持对这一独特的非洲自然资源进行有效的可持续管理(狩猎、牧场、圈养繁殖和重新引入计划)。正是分类惰性产生了这种不利影响。我们强调,建立在强大分类学基础上的健全科学应支持对这一独特的非洲自然资源进行有效的可持续管理(狩猎、牧场、圈养繁殖和重新引入计划)。
更新日期:2017-04-21
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