foreword

executive summary

systematic biology in the UK

priorities for systematic biology research

education and training

implementation

references

UKsf committee members (1998)

Systematic biology is the science in which we discover, describe, name and classify living and fossil organisms, and elucidate their evolutionary relationships. It encompasses taxonomy (the naming and classification of fossil and living species), the two terms often being used synonymously.

If you want to know more about systematics you are welcome to contact the UK Systematics Forum

the web of life
A STRATEGY FOR SYSTEMATIC BIOLOGY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

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