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A crude estimate of the number of taxonomists shows a striking mismatch between the geographical location of practitioners and biological diversity. At a time when resources are limited, what needs to be done?

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1. The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5DB
   Kevin J. Gaston
2. Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, 0X1 3PS, UK
   Robert M. May

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Gaston, K., May, R. Taxonomy of taxonomists.Nature 356, 281–282 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1038/356281a0

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