Review of Marine Fishes of the Arctic Region (Mecklenburg et al. 2018)
In looking through the shelves of my library, it strikes me that there are two styles of faunal guide books within ichthyology: those that attempt to be authoritative and comprehensive (both taxonomically and biologically) and those that are more utilitarian, with a rare few that are able to pull of...
Published in: | Zootaxa |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Mangolia Press
2019
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Online Access: | https://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4577.2.13 https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4577.2.13 |
Summary: | In looking through the shelves of my library, it strikes me that there are two styles of faunal guide books within ichthyology: those that attempt to be authoritative and comprehensive (both taxonomically and biologically) and those that are more utilitarian, with a rare few that are able to pull off both formats. Both approaches have their strengths, and the results of both approaches display a wide degree of variation. The commonalities of successful examples for each approach include accessibility of information for the expert on a particular group of fishes, as well as the informed novice, the presentation of key points in clear and unambiguous fashion, and its usefulness as a contribution to future studies on the fauna, as no work will be the final word. |
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