The inequity of species names: The flora of New Caledonia as a case study
The inequity of species names: The flora of New Caledonia as a case study
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物种名称的不平等：以新喀里多尼亚植物区系为例
DOI：
10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108934
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发表时间：
2021
影响因子：
5.9
通讯作者：
Y. Pillon
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作者：
Y. Pillon
自从林奈推广了用二项式命名法来描述生物体以来，用人的名字来命名物种已经成为一种常见的做法。对西南太平洋生物多样性热点地区新喀里多尼亚特有区系的物种命名趋势进行了分析。研究发现，名字主要来自法国和其他欧洲国家，少部分来自大洋洲或北美的邻国。今天，这些名字中只有7%出生在新喀里多尼亚，6%是女性。大多数相应的物种都是在过去的50年里被描述的。尽管证据还处于初步阶段，但一个物种的名字似乎对人们与它的关系有重大影响，这对于受到威胁的地方性物种和当地居民保护它们的意愿尤其重要。因为新描述的物种通常是稀有和濒危的，采用更平衡的方法来命名物种可能有助于确保它们的未来，特别是考虑到当前的灭绝危机。
Since Linnaeus popularized the system of binomial nomenclature to describe living organisms, it has been common practice to name species after people (eponyms). Trends in species naming were analyzed in the endemic flora of New Caledonia, a biodiversity hotspot in the South-West Pacific. It was found that eponyms were predominantly from France and other European countries, and to a lesser extent from neighboring countries in Oceania or North America. Today, just 7% of these eponyms were born in New Caledonia, and 6% were women. Most of the corresponding species were described in the past five decades. Although the evidence is still preliminary, the name of a species appears to have a significant impact on how people relate to it, and this may be especially important for threatened endemic species and the willingness of local populations to preserve them. Because newly described species are often rare and endangered, adopting a more balanced approach to species naming may help to secure their future, particularly given the current extinction crisis.