Who amends the international code of botanical nomenclature? A response to Applequist & al. (2010)

dc.contributor.authorSmith, G.F. (Gideon Francois), 1959-
dc.contributor.authorFigueiredo, Estrela
dc.contributor.authorMoore, Gerry
dc.date.accessioned2012-05-02T09:03:33Z
dc.date.available2012-05-02T09:03:33Z
dc.date.issued2011-02
dc.description.abstractWe maintain that a review of the way in which votes that can be cast to influence the amendment of the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature (ICBN) are allocated is overdue. Although there will no doubt be resistance to proposed changes that may emanate from such a review, a more representative system of vote allocation to herbaria, among other things, will considerably enhance the credibility and robustness of the voting system. A rebuttal addressing two criteria we suggest as examples of what could be used as part of a review to make the voting system more representative was recently published by Applequist & al. It is regrettable that in the face of unambiguous statistics that show the inadequacy of the current ICBN amendment voting system, the need for change is not embraced with due urgency. A fear of power sharing and decentralization may well be the root cause.en
dc.description.librariannf2012en
dc.description.urihttp://www.botanik.univie.ac.at/iapt/s_taxon.phpen_US
dc.identifier.citationSmith, GF, Figueiredo, E & Moore, G 2011, 'Who amends the international code of botanical nomenclature? A response to Applequist & al. (2010)', Taxon, vol. 60, no. 1, pp. 213-215.en
dc.identifier.issn0040-0262
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/18665
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Association for Plant Taxonomyen_US
dc.rights© 2011 by International Association for Plant Taxonomyen_US
dc.subjectInternational Botanical Congress (17th : 2005 : Vienna, Austria)en
dc.subjectInternational Code of Botanical Nomenclature, 2006en
dc.subjectAmendment voting systemen
dc.subject.lcshPlants -- Developing countries -- Nomenclature -- Decision makingen
dc.subject.lcshVoting research -- Developing countriesen
dc.subject.lcshPlants -- Nomenclatureen
dc.titleWho amends the international code of botanical nomenclature? A response to Applequist & al. (2010)en
dc.typeArticleen

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