ECOS 32 (1) Spring 2011. From understanding to action – the consequences of how we label nature. Clare O’Reilly

Abstract: A recent popular science book on the history of taxonomy (Naming Nature: The Clash Between Instinct and Science by Carol Kaesuk Yoon) portrays modern evolutionary biology as the enemy of natural history.

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ECOS AUTHOR: Clare O'Reilly

ECOS EDITION: ECOS 32(1)

Post published online by Emily Adams

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O'Reilly, Clare “ECOS 32 (1) Spring 2011. From understanding to action – the consequences of how we label nature. Clare O’Reilly” ECOS vol. 32(1) 2011, British Association of Nature Conservationists, www.ecos.org.uk/ecos-32-1-spring-2011-from-understanding-to-action-the-consequences-of-how-we-label-nature-clare-oreilly/.