Linnaean enterprise

Linnaean enterprise

The Linnaean enterprise is the task of identifying and describing all living species. Named after Carolus Linnaeus, a Swedish botanist, ecologist and physician who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of taxonomy.

As of 2006, the Linnaean enterprise is considered to be barely begun. There are estimated to be 10 million living species, but only about 1.5-1.8 million have been even named, and fewer than 1% of these have been studied enough to understand the basics of their ecological roles.Fact|date=May 2008

The cost of completing the Linnaean Enterprise has been estimated at US$ 5 billion.Fact|date=May 2008

ee also

*Catalogue of Life
*Encyclopedia of Life
*Wikispecies

References

*Edward O. Wilson, A Global Biodiversity Map, Science 29 September 2000: Vol. 289. no. 5488, p. 2279
* [http://www.all-species.org ALL Species Foundation]


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