tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632311602344916503.post6650644128291600089..comments2022-02-19T22:58:15.339-08:00Comments on RBZ Book Reviews: "Fishes of Mongolia," by M. Kottelat (2006)Sivasothihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15602079103603710402noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632311602344916503.post-12670813893610627342007-05-07T19:40:00.000-07:002007-05-07T19:40:00.000-07:00To me, this piece of work shows that the number of...To me, this piece of work shows that the number of experts working in the field of biology and taxonomy is too little such that existing literature/research is outdated, which makes current work on fishes of Mongolia more difficult. As can be seen from the executive summary, there were a large number of nomenclature inconsistencies.<BR/><BR/>I think the reason for the few people in the field of taxonomy is due to the disinterest in taxonomy, which is due to the conception by most people that taxonomy is boring and useless. This therefore leads to a lack in funding for research and fieldwork, which contributes to an unwillingness in entering that field. <BR/><BR/>Work should be done to encourage more people to enter the field of taxonomy, yet it is not easy due to little support given by the government (private companies are usually driven by profit and thus unlikely to contribute to biodiversity research) Right now the political events happening in our world (oil crisis, war, envt problems) is such that few countries have the money and time to encourage biodiversity research.<BR/><BR/>Therefore, work on the fishes of Mongolia is all the more rare and important, as it serves to bring our current knowledge on biodiversity up-to-date, albeit it being a small contribution.~LeMoN~https://www.blogger.com/profile/03668388849491617624noreply@blogger.com